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Madison Square Garden

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No - Anonymous employee Madison Square Garden Employee Review

1.0
Feb 7, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Big, well-known brands under the MSG Entertainment umbrella; access to incredible talent coming through the venues

Cons

Toxic, draconian, and run by ignorant and cruel people with zero knowledge of how any industry actually works. Turnovers are high, the average stay is 6-12 months. CEO is an adult baby and a former friend of Harvey Weinstein's, who was put in charge of the Rockettes. Gag. HR department is oddly powerful and hires incompetent and inexperienced people based on nepotism—and then attacks anyone who questions them. Most people are scared to voice their concerns. They always have a year-end "anonymous" survey that leads to layoffs. CEO is very insecure and only surrounds himself with people dumber than him/afraid of him. If you exhibit real talent and intellect, you're doomed. D&I department only exists to edify executives and flatter their efforts. Building a multi-billion-dollar dumpster fire called Sphere. Stay as far from it as you can.

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Pros

Great work environment with amazing guests and coworkers

Cons

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1.0
Apr 1, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free rangers and Knicks tickets (amount depends on your job grade).

Cons

HR Leadership is toxic. No communication Roles went from fully remote, to hybrid, to fully in office. They renovated all of the floors so you have a fancy rooftop and “hub” cafeteria where the food SUCKS. The renovation was meant for a hybrid environment and when the forced employees back in office, many had to resign because there was not enough seating. Also, why were you hiring people fully remote from other states when you knew you were putting a RTO mandate in place weeks later? You get 1 remote day per week if you work in a good department. Otherwise, you can only work from home if you have a good enough excuse. And make sure it’s not on the same day every week! They bring in new leadership every year which comes with more layoffs for the people below them. In my few years there I’ve experienced well over a handful of reorganizations. They don’t know what they’re doing. They get rid of people who truly make a difference and will repost their position at a higher title and salary instead of promoting from within Their processes are outdated and manual. For being the world’s most famous arena you’d think they’d invest in their employees and technology systems. But they’d rather spend their money on facial recognition?? Management is unresponsive and the culture is horrible. Employee morale is at an all time low but you’re expected to want to be there because it’s MSG and who wouldn’t want to be, right?? Wrong. There’s much more to say but I’m sure you can find other reviews here with more information.

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