Pros
If you’re a sports fan bent toward a career with a big name company, part of a bigger name company, any role at ESPN/Disney is enticing. Full time employees have access to company perks like annual Disney passes, ad hoc sporting events, and of course, big brands on your resume.
Cons
DTCI (read, Disney) is undergoing a major consolidation which involves looping in all brands under the parent company system and processes. Luckily, ESPN is the first brand to undergo this change. But growing pains still exist. It is impossible to get into contact with IT and HR since most of these departments are remote. This leads to major inconveniences from the smallest password change to the larger reporting an employee to HR. The biggest downside of working here is the culture. It is extremely archaic. While the demo of employees appears “diverse,” (50/50 women etc) senior leadership is still an old boys club consisting of northeast archetypes who’ve been at the company 20+ years. Expect team lunches to consist of middle aged men complaining about their wives, judgment toward female coworkers appearance, and jealously toward professional athletes access to “Instagram h*es” (actual quote). If you 1) are a woman 2) read a book in the last 90 days 3) have a vague understanding of professionalism, proceed with extreme caution before signing up to work for this peanut gallery leadership. If you’re a young candidate longing to put a big name company on your resume while making little to no impact at the organization you work for, OR if you love bonding with bros over a Miller Lite after a company softball game, ESPN is for you!
