Farm Journal reviews

Too much stress. Managers, especially on the editorial side, expect you to work at nearly all hours and while on PTO. 60+ hour weeks are the norm. While the merger with Vance Publishing was difficult, managers continue the divide. No transparency (some get bonuses while others don't even get a raise). No one seems to care about work/life balance or communicating issues. Work evironment quickly becomes healthy. Burn out is common. There are too many VPs and too little communication. Any respect I had for Farm Journal as a brand is gone.

Farm Journal was a skeleton crew before acquiring Vance and now resources are often stretched incredibly thin. It's difficult to keep job satisfaction up and it feels at times as if there is an "us vs them" mentality for people who are new to the company as opposed to original Farm Journal employees. Culture has changed quite a bit from that original "small, family-oriented company" and the work loads have increased significantly because of limited resources. Since Farm Journal tends to offer only an average benefits package and somewhat mediocre salaries, the result is your employees feels unappreciated and are constantly searching for a better job.