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      The Washington Post reviews

      3.0

      34% would recommend to a friend

      (643 total reviews)
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      Jeff D’Onofrio

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      10% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.0

      Senior management

      The Washington Post has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Washington Post employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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      643 reviews
      4.0
      Oct 21, 2017

      Manager

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work, and a lot of focus on innovation

      Cons

      Still feels old school in some ways

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      The Washington Post Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time to write a review and we're glad you've found The Post to be great work full of focus and innovation. It's an exciting time to work for The Washington Post. Thanks for your feedback about a few things feeling "old school." We'd love to hear more so we can work on them. Mind e-mail us more specifics: life@washpost.com? Thank you so much and keep up the great work!
      3.0
      Oct 16, 2017

      Great place for experience

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Brand. Supporting journalism

      Cons

      Cutthroat. And the benefits are terrible

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      The Washington Post Response
      8y
      Thanks for taking the time to let us know your experience working for The Washington Post. We're glad you enjoyed our brand and mission. Sorry to hear you found The Post to be an aggressive place to work. We'd love to hear more detail about that so we can address it. Please do e-mail us at life@washpost.com. Thanks again for being part of The Post team for more than three years!
      5.0
      Oct 8, 2017

      Creative

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent management, informed and professional coworkers.

      Cons

      There could be better 401K matching

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      The Washington Post Response
      8y
      We cannot say it enough- the people behind The Washington Post is The Post! Glad you've found our colleagues professional and informed and management excellent. Thanks for letting us know about the 401K matching. That came up in our recent Pulse Survey and are addressing that. Stay tuned for more updates on that. Thanks for taking the time to write a review!
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