Toxic environment with favoritism (business side, not editorial) - Manager Los Angeles Times Employee Review

Leadership on the business side is very toxic, acting with favoritism with obvious "clicks" that are not based on business roles or performance. Lack of respect for individuals' good work. Praise incorrectly given in public ways to favored staff for other people's hard work and success when it serves to validate leadership's personal opinions. Mid-level leadership hired by management with zero experience or expertise in what the team is responsible for. Lack of transparency from management. The split between business and editorial is a mess - no one knows what's goin on, no synchronicity, no holistic vision. There is a constant feeling of treading water and wasting time due to pointless internal politics. Unless you've been there a long time, everyone is underpaid. My CEO rating is NOT for Kevin Merida, as he is on the Editorial side.