A+E does not care about their employees - Anonymous employee A+E Networks Employee Review

2.0
Jul 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Fantastic coworkers. The staff is close-knit and often enjoy happy hours together -Flexible hours

Cons

-The staff is close-knit mainly due to the fact that they bond over the constant disappointment of working at A+E -Upper management only cares about themselves and has little regard for employees unless their title is Director or higher -The 'permalance' nature of many employees' positions leads to competition, bitterness, and downright sadness. Hardworking people who've been permalance for 5+ years are passed over for employees who've been there for 6 months or less when a full-time position opens up because the newbies suck up to the right execs. They use permalance as a way to save money, but this leads to high turnover (lack of benefits, paid time off, and any sort of job security causing most people to leave), and good talent runs away at the first chance they get. People are constantly flowing in and out of the company and more time and money is wasted training than if A+E just decided to pay their employees directly and give benefits than be cheap and go through a third party. -Morale is lowest I've ever seen. I was with A+E for over 5 years and people started off loving it here. It is not the same company it once was, and hasn't been since the former CEO retired. Employees are constantly dismayed by the state of the office and more disappointed each and every day. People who often discussed loving their jobs now wander around looking miserable and dejected.

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5.0
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Pros

I worked on the Content Creation team which is primarily made up of contract employees. Work is remote, but plenty of opportunities to get together in office and meet other people and socialize afterwards. Everyone on the team is great to work with, there are efficient systems in place and it is a well-oiled machine! I've done two contract rounds with them and am looking forward to my next one.

Cons

No opportunities to convert from contract to staff. There are a lot of things that aren't available to contract employees that are only available to staff (certain meetings, resources, etc). Contract employees are limited to 18 months, and then are required to take a year off.

2.0
May 20, 2026
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Pros

Some very nice people; had good benefits although those are being cut back because of financial uncertainty

Cons

Fading industry, frequent layoff cycles with hints of more to come, the company is trying to innovate but some divisions are slow to modernize other than throwing around silly talking points at meetings.

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