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The Washington Post

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Hard to know if it's the pandemic or if it's me? - Designer/Programmer The Washington Post Employee Review

3.0
Nov 24, 2020
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Pros

Working at The Washington Post brings along a lot of the prestige and interest that one would expect. The Washington Post is very dedicated to their mission. The content is very interesting and engaging and it's something that lends itself to marketing. They have a commitment to openness and dialogue and commitment to anti-discrimination. Also they are very engaged in current affairs, and their work policies and management choices reflect that. They have been very helpful during the onboarding process, and have sought out and provided any resources I need. The compensation and benefits are very fair and very appreciated.

Cons

I can't tell if this is because I started during the Work-From-Home stage, or if it's just part of TWP culture; but it's hard to feel like I am really part of this team. I don't feel like I am connected to my coworkers well. The job description was also poorly written, and I wish that someone more on the development side had played a bigger role in writing it. Skills that were listed as "a bonus to have" are actually very essential to everyday assignments. And these were not skills that I had a background in. The usage of the very non-user-friendly proprietary system that TWP built requires a lot of knowledge of some deeper programming languages that I did not start with. So it's been a daily struggle to try and learn on the fly. And since it's a proprietary system, there's barely any training available that I can find on my own. A lot of my time is spent reaching out to other employees who know this stuff to help me figure this out. I wish my team understood that what they're asking me to do daily is not what I applied for in my job. And that there's so little documentation and training that learning this stuff is taking large amounts of time. Also, there's been a really scattered amount of resources such as brand guidelines, style guides, and materials for use available. I'm never sure if I'm using correct ones. Stuff like Jira will suddenly be required out of nowhere and I have never been assigned Jira before.

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The Washington Post Response
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Thank you for the detailed review of your time so far at The Post. We are glad that you experience engaging work, an open culture as well as fair compensation and benefits. While the pandemic has led to challenges, we want to make sure all employees have the tools and resources to succeed. We also want ensure that candidates experience a realistic job preview through the interview process, including the job description summaries. It would be very helpful if you could confidentially email life@washpost.com to tell us about the issues you are facing day-to-day and everything on the job description you feel was not accurate in the role.

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