Does Farm Journal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Farm Journal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Farm Journal. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Farm Journal?

57% of Farm Journal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Farm Journal 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Farm Journal?

Account Manager (2) , Ad Operations Specialist (2) , Sales Representative (2)

What are the pros of working at Farm Journal according to real employee reviews?

"Good people to work with (very friendly)" ((in 18 reviews)); "Usually a good work life balance." ((in 5 reviews)); "I worked with some great colleagues at The Packer." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Farm Journal according to real employee reviews?

"heavy management and its employees, who often aren't told how corporate changes will affect their jobs and the company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Awful communication." ((in 5 reviews)); "Morale is low." ((in 4 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities after training." ((in 3 reviews)); "The company's managers don't care about their employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Farm Journal layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Farm Journal layoffs and their outlook for job security at Farm Journal in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Farm Journal locations?

Chicago , Lenexa , Kansas City , Philadelphia , Champaign , Laddonia , Mexico , Indianapolis , Iowa City , Olathe , Rosemont , Kansas City

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Farm Journal reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Prescott Shibles

52% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

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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Reviews by job title

73 reviews

1.0

Sep 24, 2019

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-ability to work remote sometimes? Otherwise none.

Cons

New boss (after two months) verbatim told me she didnt know if I was "worth taking the time to get experience", fired me due to inexperience and then brought on someone from her old job. That's how much they value people. AKA, they do not. At all. HR peppers happy reviews on here, I honestly believe the rating is closer to the 1-2 range for actual employees. People are tired and overworked and DEEPLY UNDER VALUED ACROSS THE BOARD.

Farm Journal Response

Thanks for letting us know . We are all sad you didn't have a better experience, because we do, in fact, value people -- so much so that we regularly add exciting new employee perks-- all because we listen to what matters to our employees. Please feel free to contact HR directly, and we can work toward a more positive resolution to your concerns.

2.0

Dec 3, 2018

Lack of communication

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

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

1.0

May 8, 2018

Strategic Divestiture of Stranded Cost

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's free coffee . . .

Cons

Owners are trying to sell, but know they need to clean up balance sheet before that's possible. The only way to clean it up is to shut down or spin-off failing properties. (ProFarmer, TPEN, Database) Jobs are inevitably eliminated when this occurs.

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