USA TODAY Co. reviews

3.1

50% would recommend to a friend

(2,572 total reviews)
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Mike Reed

50% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

USA TODAY Co. has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,572 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The USA TODAY Co. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Jan 9, 2020

Heart Broken - Please Stay Away

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Pros

Gannett has always had layoffs and has always been budget-conscious but nothing like what's going on now. The people are the only pros left after the merger and there are barely any left. Remaining co-workers are a shell of their former selves making the work environment depressing. Benefits are good but who knows if they will be here in 2021.

Cons

Everything else! Gannett is honestly Gatehouse Media. They've put lipstick on a pig with the name swap and expect us not to notice. If you take a job here you will be looking over your shoulders after 6 months for the ax. Everyone is walking around on eggshells in fear of being fired. Speaking of being fired, Gannett fired 500 employees two weeks before Christmas and plans to do so every month until the almost 2 billion loan is paid back. Writing this review breaks my heart as I use to call Gannett home and my co-workers family. Just read a few news articles before you even consider interviewing here. Anyone thats anybody in the company has jumped ship or been thrown overboard. This will be the worst decision you've ever made if you come here. There will be many sleepless nights and anxiety filled mornings wondering if you'll have money for your bills. I've seen coworkers of 20+ years cut just as ruthlessly as employees that packed up there lives and moved here less than 6 months ago. The old Gannett is dead. Even that wasn't the best place to work. The new CEO is a place holder, here only to stir through the changes and is not making longterm decisions as he knows he's the actual scape goat for all the problems.

1.0
Feb 24, 2019

Don’t Do It!

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Pros

They’re currently aren’t any pros.

Cons

Where to start? A “transition” back in July complete dismantled the pre and post sales organizations here. Tons of jobs we’re eliminated and even buyouts were offered. As a result, roles were combined on the post sales side and regionalized. The Detroit office has ZERO culture and collaboration because employees work remotely reporting to mangers in different states. There was 1 week of training to learn a crap ton of new procedures and processes and then you are just turned over to your new book of business. The reps/clients I support are all in different states, which sucks because you don’t get to have that personal connection through meeting or having 1:1’s. The pay is crap for the work but I am non exempt so at least I do make OT. The sales teams hate it too because they are forced to do more both in pre and post sale than ever before, but they still need to maintain their BOB, prospect and reach ridiculous sales goals. There are chronically fires to put out, no more commission bonuses and zero support when you request additional/ on going training. My life consists of putting out fires, reacting to client’s constant complaints that traffic is down and, scrambling to find out why and doing tons of monthly performance reports. Everyone told the higher ups that this wouldn’t work, but they proceeded anyway and later came in trying to damage control. People are dropping like flit’s (don’t believe me, look on LinkedIn). I would NOT apply here or accept an offer!!!

1.0
Jan 17, 2019
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Pros

That I'm no longer there

Cons

Poor management, power struggles between middle and upper management, hostile work environment, poor onboarding process, complete lack of communication as to job expectations, completely unrealistic and unattainable quotas, games with guaranteed commission payouts during first three months of employment, not receiving the tools/resources necessary for basic execution of the job (phone scripts, word tracks, Salesforce capabilities), complete lack of guidance and leadership, etc.

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