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The Washington Post

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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

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10% positive business outlook

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
2.0
Jun 9, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Always something going on to poke your head into.

Cons

1. I was lied to in the job description as to what I was doing. The job description listed out 5-7 different responsibilities I had, but I ended up having just one responsibility that allowed for extreme micromanaging and boring redundant tasks. I ended up being a secretary to senior management rather than ever being able to share ideas, brainstorm or work as a team. 2. I was lied to about my time schedule. I know I am not the only one this has happened to. I was told 9-5, but ended up having to basically work 'on-call'. 7am-3pm, 12-9pm. 3. The 3 highest ups in our department had worked together for 9+ years. Everyone else on the team was 2 years or less. The 3 basically ran a dictatorship of the department - never took in anyone else's ideas, was extremely passive aggressive to lower level staff, expected everyone on the team to read their minds. It allowed for a great bonding experience to all mutually dislike the management, but I can see why there is high turnover. The only time I saw someone succeed was when a new young (white) girl who was able to bond over with a manager over food & shopping habits was taken on board. She noticeably dropped the ball on many tasks, missed deadlines, and was always aloof. However, because of this 'bonding', she was given more responsibility faster than others taken on board at the same time. 4. There were many extremely inappropriate run-ins both me and other lower-lever staff had. When I quit, I brought all of the issues, at the request of my team, including proofs in the form of texts & emails, to HR. Before I even got to talking, HR told me that they couldn't do anything unless it was a 'serious issue' - aka something illegal. They wouldn't even bring my concerns to the head of the department... So for whoever is commenting on these Glassdoor reviews creating the illusion that you care - I was told upfront already that you don't.

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The Washington Post Response
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We're so sorry you a had a negative experience at The Washington Post both on your team and with HR. It may seem futile now, but we really do care and take reviews seriously. We'll make sure our senior management sees your feedback. If you have any more details to include that would be helpful, please do e-mail us at life@washpost.com. We'll keep your comments confidential. Thanks again for letting us know.
5.0
Jun 5, 2017

Great people, tech, and mission

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There's a lot I love about working at the Post. But if I had to pick one it's the people. That sounds dorky but it is true. It is a very collegial environment with support and shared efforts and jokes. When something goes wrong we fix it and try to figure out how to make it so it doesn't happen again -- we don't figure out who's to blame and we don't try to hide the mistake. I also love the mission. I could be working on yet another photo sharing app, or I could be helping save democracy. I choose the latter. The technology is great too. Development teams have a lot of autonomy, they can pick the right languages and tools to solve their problem. ARC Publishing is exciting and might be a huge success.

Cons

Things are moving very quickly both internally and with ARC. This results in some minor planning chaos and sometimes building the wrong thing. But in some ways it's like a startup so that comes with the deal.

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The Washington Post Response
9y
Thank you for taking time to write a review. We love hearing about our employees’ positive experiences and sounds like you've had a great experience so far. We'll pass on your feedback to our team. Thanks for choosing to be part of The Washington Post team!
5.0
Jun 1, 2017

Innovative culture that embraces diversity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Truely innovative culture, millennial-type environment, flexible hours, great office space, embraces and values diversity,

Cons

Lack of structure, some siloed culture at times although improving with time

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The Washington Post Response
9y
Thanks for the positive feedback and we're glad you've found The Washington Post a meaningful place to work. We'll pass your feedback to our team. Thanks for taking the time to write a review!
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