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      3.2

      42% would recommend to a friend

      (254 total reviews)

      Warren St. John

      57% approve of CEO

      36% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Patch has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Patch 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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      254 reviews
      2.0
      Apr 4, 2014

      Years of relative freedom to run successful site ruined by ill-advised sites that had no chance of success.

      Editor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For journalism, the money was good, and the benefits were even better. The working environment was great with plenty of fellow editors within local regions and states working together. Opportunities abounded to experiment or jump into a local big story feet first.

      Cons

      There were never enough sales people to make it a success, and the marketing was left strictly to the local editors for far too long. Lack of revenue from many sites led to a change from hyperlocal emphasis to whatever posts could draw the most page views, even if they weren't local or even regional. Tons of vacation days and holidays "available" with seemingly no time to take them off.

      4.0
      Mar 29, 2014

      It was a great place to work

      Local editor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You gain great experience, work from home, editors are generally appreciated by readers and community members

      Cons

      it was a lot of work, various requirements that sometimes seemed pointless, being on call at all hours for breaking news in your area, difficult platform to post stories littered with technical bugs

      2.0
      Mar 8, 2014

      Clueless management, overworked employees

      Local editor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Busy, busy, busy if that's what you like. Potential to learn many things because you're a jack-of-all-trades in the media company.

      Cons

      Expect at least 60 hours per week, making between $30K and $40K per year. Expect the company to come down with random and ill-thought out directives at least once a month. Expect the company to suddenly change policies while telling you things have "always been that way" and nothing's changing. Expect the company to tell you everything is fine and dandy though rumors are swirling about layoffs. Then expect layoffs the following week.

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