Poor Leadership - Anonymous employee TEGNA Employee Review

2.0
Sep 5, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some nice people work here

Cons

It's like stepping back into 1964 where the GM hires and promotes his young inexperienced son and all women are secretaries. I can't speak for the entire Tegna company because we weren't allowed to communicate with corporate. Seeking training, advancement or even communication with HR is highly discouraged. This naturally caused many problems. The culture varies drastically depending on location and Tegna likes to position itself as an innovative company; so don't let this information discourage you from employment. Do closely examine the dynamics of the location in which you interview.

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1.0
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Pros

Flexible work environment - hybrid

Cons

Heavy workload, way below market compensation for the amount of responsibility, very limited advancement opportunities & uneven workload distribution among teams. In my experience, leadership made repeated statements about promotion opportunities in career growth that ultimately did not materialize. I felt that expectations were set that weren’t followed through on, which made it incredibly difficult to trust leadership. Transparency and follow through on career development could be significantly improved.

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