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Starnes Publishing reviews

2.4

21% would recommend to a friend

(10 total reviews)

11% positive business outlook

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10 reviews
3.0
Nov 12, 2023

Inexperienced team

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They have a well oiled machine on the publishing side, but digital side was still growing when I worked there. I’m sure things have improved since my time there, hopefully.

Cons

I worked for the Starnes Digital team and having come from a previous digital agency, it was very apparent they were not experienced in making professional websites.

1.0
Apr 6, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing, talented writers to work alongside

Cons

If you're looking to start your career in journalism, I recommend skipping Starnes. You could throw a stick and hit a company that will respect and pay you much more. The stress that the job will put on you is not worth it. If you want to feel valued... you're better off elsewhere.

1.0
Feb 11, 2022

Horror Show-RUN Don't Walk Away From Employment w/Starnes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There's a great deal of opportunities to learn, as you'll receive nothing in the form of constructive guidance & there are few set processes or rules.

Cons

The founder is an ego-maniac who micro manages to the extent that there's no opportunity to grow past his meager ability to do anything other than work extremely long hours for middling compensation. Starnes is a toxic work environment that emphasizes and rewards blind loyalty to the owner and his wife; interaction with leadership is often punctuated with verbal abuse and personal insults. One of the worst experiences (work or otherwise) I've experienced. Consistent calls from the owner after hours and on weekends; unrealistic expectations for performance are the norm and for good measure you take a walk to a different time with both culture and product as you're selling or creating news paper, with a token attempt at being a digital agency. Average benefits, compensation and facilities are about the only positives of work with Starnes.

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