Death by a thousand cuts - Anonymous employee USA TODAY Co. Employee Review

2.0
Nov 9, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Many of the people truly care about and enjoy what they do. You can get experience working with a variety of programs.

Cons

Pay simply is not sustainable. Raises are minuscule whenever they do happen, which is rarely. I had over 10 years of experience in the industry (8 with the company) and wasn’t even making $18 an hour. They will gas you up and tell you what a great job you’re doing and turn around and tell you no raises. Huge disconnect between upper management and employee base. All the company seems to know how to do is cut things. Cut newsrooms, cut content, cut local journalism and stuff small papers full of AP content readers can get anywhere. Hard to cover local events when you’re down to one reporter/photographer I guess.

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5.0
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Pros

Career growth through working with a team that is about success - clients and your own!

Cons

No water-cooler chats because of being remote, but this isn't really a con.

5.0
May 18, 2026
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Pros

A company that I believe genuinely cares about its employees as much as their clients. Great work/life balance, decent pay, great culture, welcoming and supportive atmosphere.

Cons

Trying to "fix" too many things at one time can lead to inconsistency and feelings of being overwhelmed at all levels. There is a lot of great intent and plans to continue to grow the company and make things better overall, however, sometimes it felt a lot like "pulling at straws" approach where upper leadership would try something impulsively, and not stick to it long enough to see if it could truly make an impact, and many times certain approaches contradicted a previous one for a different area of opportunity. However, it's important to note, that through many moving parts, there was always support offered, and a "safe space" to provide feedback at even entry level roles.

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