Pros
Being in the media/entertainment industry can be exciting.
Cons
Constant change. Merger after merger after acquisition, with another possible in 2024. It can be emotionally exhausting not knowing if what you're working on will survive another month or year and seeing colleagues you've worked with laid off at a moment's notice. You're always on edge about whether or not you'll have a job. Discovery leadership took over the company and installed all their managers and up in pretty much every function. These folks don't have a clue about how to run a massive media conglomerate, yet they'll be the first to tell you that they know what they're doing. Everything is a numbers game and they lack empathy. Employees have been saying it's like if a McDonald's cook bought a Michelin Starred restaurant and pretends they know how to run it. Just very rude people overall. The entire vibe was killed when Discovery acquired the company. Depending where you are, your pay will either be average or well under what others in the industry pay. They can't compete with Netflix or Disney, so what they can't give you in salary they try to make up by saying the "culture" is so great. But it's not. Diversity is non-existent. Discovery obliterated any semblance of diversity at senior leader levels and put in a bunch of white men.