Farm Journal reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)
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Prescott Shibles

52% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Farm Journal has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Farm Journal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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73 reviews
1.0
Dec 26, 2018

Negative opinion

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can't think of any pros

Cons

United States agricultural economy status and outlook

1.0
Dec 16, 2018

Look elsewhere. Doesn't value employees.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Business-casual working environment. Great lower-level (non-management) colleagues to work with.

Cons

If you want to work for a company which values its workers, this isn't the place. Though an earlier review stated "Lots of people have been working here for many years, so that shows it is a good place overall," it's far from a good place, as longtime dedicated workers are gone either through better opportunities or being shown the door. From the outside, it appears to be a good company. Working there, however, one sees the entire picture. The company's managers don't care about their employees. They disparage them and micro-manage their work. There is also very little communication between the vice president-heavy management and its employees, who often aren't told how corporate changes will affect their jobs and the company. This company is clearly revenue- not people-driven. Money comes first. As another review accurately stated, employee/employer balance is gone and it's 100% about how much you can do for the company. The corporate culture is bad. Managers need people to tell them what is really happening with their products. There's a constant fear among employees of being let go for no valid reason. Performance evaluations mean nothing. At any time, your job is in jeopardy. Employees work in fear of losing their positions or returning to the office to find their cubicle mates gone. Those that remain are saddled with their former colleagues' work. The increased responsibilities don't come with corresponding compensation. Burnout is common. Morale is low.

2.0
Dec 3, 2018

Lack of communication

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Great people and everyone is nice

Cons

There is a huge lack of communication in every department People only care about revenue and overlook many things because they are only concerned with their pay checks There is absolutely no company culture

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