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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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2.0
May 3, 2016

Stable broadcasting company, but very little property autonomy.

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Pros

SBG is probably the most stable broadcasting group out there. They have a long term business plan to avoid going under in this very unstable industry. The pay is pretty competitive given what others are paying in this business. With that being said, no one goes into TV for the money!

Cons

The company as a whole is a con. The benefits are lacking. The culture of the company is very "big brother". There are many, man "corporate mandates".

2.0
Jan 21, 2016

Skills are replaceable...good people are not

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Pros

Variety of benefit options. Somewhat good work/life balance

Cons

There are some big ego's in Management. Management is very quick to down someone but very slow on positive actions. They will tell you what you want to hear, but don't count on their words. Moral is the lowest I have ever seen. SBG needs to be more cognizant of the people they hire and the personalities that come with those individuals. Their is definitely an I in team in my department. Some employees are very petty and they make sure you know that they do not like you. It is difficult to approach HR as they are somewhat childish and will mock you when speaking to them. What I see going on in other departments and the treatment good and loyal employees recieve in those departments is extremely upsetting.

2.0
Sep 23, 2015
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Pros

I was apart of the Seattle digital products team which was very much like a start up (as of 2014/2015 anyway). A like most start ups, it's a relatively small compared to other companies in the area like Amazon and Microsoft. You'll really get to the know the people here, and they're generally great people you can grab a beer with after work. Over the course of the year I was there, the culture evolved into something of a fun and inclusive work environment that encouraged everyone to participate in ping pong tournaments and nerf gun fights.

Cons

Like I said in the pros, this is very much like a start up. While it may be exciting at times to see how things are moving so fast, the quality of products often take a hit as a result. As a designer straight from college, I'm looking to hone and learn how to adapt design processes to fit each particular design problem I'll encounter, and I felt that the culture here still needed a ways to grow in terms of emphasizing and executing process. Too often, I felt we made assumptions without testing them, developed features without consideration of the outcomes, and made decisions without the proper stakeholders present. I believe the culture here is very much, "just get the job done," often requiring me to perform tasks outside of my job description.

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