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Lee Enterprises

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Hard work, low pay, decent benefits/treatment - Wire Editor Lee Enterprises Employee Review

3.0
Oct 7, 2011
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Pros

Thankfully, my supervisor was awesome. The newsroom leaders were supportive, competent and they genuinely seemed to care about you, which is probably rare. Good camaraderie on staff.

Cons

Due to constant layoffs, the work load continued to grow; you wondered when the breaking point would come or when a big mistake would be made. Worked there 5 1/2 years, didn't get a raise over the final 4 years. With all the layoffs, you were just lucky to have a job. Lots of younger/inexperienced people in the newsroom. That was because they couldn't attract top talent with their pay scale.

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