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Media & Talent Relations Trainee - Media & Talent Relations Trainee Sony Pictures Entertainment Employee Review

1.0
Aug 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very aesthetically pleasing work environment (open windows), great company culture (lots of events happening during lunch), great perks (free movies, discounts on Sony items), lovely lawn, great cafeteria, and plenty of exposure to the ins and outs of the entertainment industry.

Cons

In the TV PR department, Trainees are used and abused as "assistants". As a trainee, you do everything an assistant would do, but for four publicists instead of one. The system is quite convoluted. The PR staff have far too many shows to handle on their own, which means that they are stressed and overworked, which often times lead to them taking it out on the trainees. The publicists had no problem yelling at their trainees over the cubicles for the whole floor to hear when they made mistakes, and whatever little things the publicists couldn't handle would be passed on to the trainees to take care of. The Trainee program is basically an intern that works full time and gets paid only $12 an hour (as opposed to a p/t intern that gets paid $10), and have no benefits whatsoever. Instead of hiring full time assistants, they hire trainees for 6 months to a year with no opportunities to move up, and this supposedly saves the department money (even though they spend thousands on C list actors). I don't recommend the trainee program in the PR department unless you want to get underpaid for 50 hours of your life a week. The amount of work and the stress is simply not worth your time.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

- began work with an amazing team and culture - exposure to major IP and high-profile campaigns - some genuinely talented and passionate colleagues - fast-paced environment that builds skills quickly - healthcare is decent - some fun on-lot perks

Cons

- poor work/life balance exceptions from SPTV lower and upper management - unmanageable workload left little room for the collaboration and meeting engagement leadership expected - upper management changes resulted in reactive restructuring with little regard for team culture or continuity - inconsistent management: some leaders failed to empower or advocate for their teams - clear office politics which interfere with business decisions - quick burnout when management fails to course-correct workload - leadership set workloads based on personal work style rather than sustainable team norms - little to no growth opportunities - 4 days in office is excessive and unnecessary

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