Pros
- Got to work with some really great people that challenged me and helped me grow, before I was promotoed - Had a lot of freedom to find the best solution to problems, before I was promoted - Managers were generally very open to ideas and encouraging - Over all, really great people
Cons
- Salary, very difficult to maintain a lifestyle on what they paid. Infrequent raises and usually just "cost of living" raises. - Received a promotion and when asked for a salary requirement, was told it couldn't be above {X}, stupid me took the job anyway and was laid off about a year later - Creativity was stifled by the corporate office, very very difficult to do anything that wasn't exactly like all 51 other papers - Frequent lay-offs and furloughs, which for salaried employees meant a pay cut to our already difficult to manage salaries - Cost saving "periods" where local depts weren't allowed to buy anything, but bathrooms were remodeled and a large newspaper was purchased - No confidence in the corporate leadership to make decisions that would actually help or benefit the company, evident by how the organization was staffed.