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Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Sinclair Broadcast Group reviews

2.9

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,373 total reviews)
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Christopher Ripley

41% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Sinclair Broadcast Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,373 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Sinclair Broadcast Group employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Apr 3, 2019
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Pros

There really is not a single thing that is good for working for the station in Des Moines. Others I heard vary. It's really about management. They say the number one reason people leave a job is the boss not the company in this case it actually was both.

Cons

Poor pay, Micro management, No trust, they are the first company to hold and not pay your bonus. Everyone shows up at 8am and leaves right at 5. The management is young and very shady. No training. Don't expect things to be normal at all. They will mess with your pay. They will lie to you. You will see very high turnover of a staff of 6 sales people they will burn through 20 a year. They hold meetings just to make sure you show back up at 5pm even if your on a sales call. It's not a good place to work the few that have been there have order taker jobs. KDSM is shady in their practice in pricing to customers. Only people that work their don't know any better or are to lazy to better themselves. Please don't waste your time, you will not last. Honestly, you wont want to last there. The reputation of this one in Des Moines is terrible and the work environment is very poor.

1.0
Jan 22, 2019

Terrible Company

Recommend
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Pros

My co-workers were really nice.

Cons

Management was terrible: inconsistent, unclear, uncommunicative.

1.0
Jan 22, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Nine that I can think of

Cons

This is a place where protected employees are allow to abuse other employees This is a workplace violence incident waiting to happen due to the local management ignoring these enabled abusive employees

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Response
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Sinclair takes comments regarding the safety and security of our employees very seriously. Authorities are promptly notified of any threats of violence. The Company does not condone or tolerate the harassment or abuse of its employees and is committed to providing our employees with a workplace free of harassment. The Company promptly investigates such allegations. Sinclair strongly believes in good communication at all levels of the organization. It has been the long-standing policy and tradition of the Company to encourage all employees to share information, ideas, suggestions, question, and problems (including concerns about the work environment or safety and security). All employees are given the opportunity to speak with their supervisor, General Manager, Regional Manager, Human Resources or the Company President to share information or to report concerns. Former employees are also encouraged to contact us directly to share information or to report concerns.
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