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Experience depends on publiation - Anonymous employee Crain Communications Employee Review

1.0
Jan 21, 2015
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Pros

You have a job and a salary. But even that didn't wasn't enough for the abuse you had to endure.

Cons

The manager at my publication was a psychopath who would disappear for hours and come back smelling of liquor. He also would harass his reporters publicly saying they were in-the-closet gay and routinely make completely inappropriate comments about people's love lives. He was threatened by underlings who didn't kiss his butt. There was a revolving door of reporters who were forced out or fired or left after having had enough. HR knew about the problem but did nothing. A few years ago the entire upper management team got fired, thankfully, but the new publisher. It took an outsider to realize the problems that had plagued the publication for more than a decade.

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Strong Brand: Pensions & Investments remains a highly respected and trusted name in institutional financial media.Valuable Data: The underlying proprietary data and research products are high-quality and genuinely sought after by major institutions. Colleagues: The day-to-day editorial and sales teams are incredibly dedicated professionals who care about the product.

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Short-Sighted Restructuring: In late 2025, management aggressively cut experienced, human-led enterprise sales and account management teams in a bid to force a "digital transformation" and pivot to AI/automation. Complete Operational Breakdown: The reality of this pivot is a mess. By replacing dedicated human contact points with generic support inboxes and broken "self-service" portals, high-value corporate clients are being completely ignored. Systemic Carelessness: Months after the layoffs, former employees are still receiving voicemails from furious institutional clients who cannot get a hold of anyone at the company. CRM records and phone lines were left unmanaged and orphaned. Flawed Strategy: Management optimized for internal cost-cutting without considering client retention. Enterprise clients pay premium prices for white-glove service, not a black-hole automated ticket queue.

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