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Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Sinclair Broadcast Group reviews

2.9

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,374 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 1,374 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
4.0
Dec 10, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large, nation-wide company with plenty of room for advancement for those that want move to different parts of the country. Great for young, single or like-minded folks. Great for the politically conservative; you can really get behind the company's mission. A lot of really nice people, regardless of your political convictions, really. I am extremely liberal and I got along quite well with people at my location and with those from corporate headquarters. It's America, after all. Innovation: if there is money to be made in media, SBG is on top of it. They're quite successful. Did I mention they're huge?

Cons

If you are a thinking person and want to be able to feel good about what you're contributing to the world, don't work in television. If you're in a small market and your location isn't excelling in sales, expect to look for other opportunities. Obvious but just speaking from experience. A very insightful writer once said the following about the music business but I think it's even more true about television: "The [television] business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.” -- Hunter S. Thompson The fact that I can laugh and cry simultaneously about that quote above.

1.0
Sep 16, 2015

Ad sales Fox 45 Baltimore

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Selling TV ads is exciting and interesting

Cons

Management was often irrational and over worked which leaves people with minimal direction and unrealistic goals. This station's audience is undesirable to most advertisers unless they can afford primetime rates, so new business is hard to come by.

1.0
Aug 3, 2015

Account Executive

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedules and creativity in working with clients is encouraged.

Cons

Not many. Good ol' boys club. Lots of promises made and no follow through. A lot of favoritism and attitudes to deal with. Very gossipy environment. Watch your back t every step - very cut throat.

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