Toxic environment and manager - Contractor Los Angeles Times Employee Review

1.0
Jun 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

None. There is no positive thing about the news industry. Run far and away from them.

Cons

None. The worst manager one could ask for. I worked on creating 20 models and views in DBT. They postponed reviewing them week after week. They do anything but providing feedback. I did several courses to enhance and advance my SQL, Tableau, Power BI and Python skills to show him that I do care about my skills and growth. However, they questioned me why I was doing coursework. What was even worse was that their supervisor did not do anything to help me out to work on more projects and develop into a better person. I was basically told I was stonewalled by one of their employee advocates. As soon as I had a conversation with my advocate, I was laid off which meant that I was being surveilled!

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Los Angeles Times Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Our company recently made the difficult decision to undergo a reorganization and eliminate certain positions in several departments. We are sorry to hear about your experience and would encourage you to contact our HR department or report feedback to our ethics hotline, which you may do anonymously, either online by following this link (https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/80938/index.html) or by phone toll-free at 844-510-1878.

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