NBCUniversal reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,322 total reviews)

Mike Cavanagh

79% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

NBCUniversal has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,322 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NBCUniversal 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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5K reviews
3.0
Sep 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Depends on what arm of NBC you work for and what location you are in - but NBC as a whole is worldly recognized - which is great to be part of a company that has that much recognition. Its also got lots of different places to move around within the organization - so you dont have to be stagnant if you are wanting to do something else or try a different division. There is a good amount of work/life balance and the compensation is very much up to par with what the salaries are in the industry.

Cons

Its a big company - a corporation that is concerned about bottom line. Although I was working with a very strong division of NBC, I never got the chance to even see what the top people are that ran the company. They did not get out and meet the people that were working hard to make the corporation money every day. I know they couldnt do that with every employee because its such a big company but there should be some reward for working so hard throughout the year to keep the corporation surviving.

3.0
Aug 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Get to meet different people everyday, working high profile events. Interacting with multiple departments, company sponsored activities. Employee parties and perks like monthly prizes and tickets to sporting events.

Cons

Not given enough freedom to make own decisions to get things done. If we do good work every day on a daily basis there is no "hey good job, I see our percentage is up" it's you messed up here and there, why didn't this job get done.

4.0
Aug 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

NBCU's diverse holdings in broadcast media, film and entertainment make it a great place to hang your hat. As a large company there is something for everyone: technology, operations, finance, legal, etc. Most importantly - leadership has acknowledged that without significant change in how NBCU does business it will not be able to compete in a digital world. As a result there is a continuing dynamics which integrates top technologies with traditional content excellence (e.g. Beijing Olympics 2008)

Cons

Salaries in this industry are not very competitive and silo behavior across business units is deeply entrenched but there are signs of change.

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