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Crain Communications reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(292 total reviews)
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45% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Crain Communications has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 292 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Crain Communications employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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292 reviews
2.0
Jul 31, 2017

Slow you roll

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company does have a vision - although the vision seems a bit clouded, especially for a company dependent upon print publications as a large source of their income.

Cons

As a business, downsizing is a part of life. However, downsizing during a time when you are trying to grow seems counter intuitive.

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Crain Communications Response
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Response: We appreciate your feedback and thought we’d address some of your concerns. For the company to be successful, it is important not only to grow revenue but also manage costs and we constantly work to balance investment in our core business - content creation - with operating efficiency. Moreover, we have spent recent years streamlining our organizational structure to eliminate duplication of work between the brands and our corporate teams. We recognize change is very difficult but the changes we're making will allow us to grow the business in a more meaningful way going forward.
3.0
Jun 29, 2017

Good place to start out

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great legacy and access with storied, privately owned publishing company. A good name to have on the resume.

Cons

Limited upward mobility, the company is changing

1.0
Jun 12, 2017

Poor management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

centrally located, nice people overall...

Cons

terrible communication, and when you do want action no one does anything. Many brands are downsizing and you are expected to do less with more. Not good! People turn a blind eye to what is really going on to look good to upper management.

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