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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2.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Steady hours and pay, and three weeks vacation.

Cons

They are very cheap, and the condition of the facilities and equipment is deteriorating rapidly. The low pay scale has driven all the smart and talented mangement at the operational level to greener pastures, leaving the dregs to run the show. These new "managers" (I use the term loosely) expect the press crew to cover up for the woeful maintenance situation and produce a silk purse from a sow's ear. It's very demoralizing to have the same problems night after night,due to lack of competent planning and no effective maintenance program, and no one is listening or trying to make it better. They have laid off dozens of people, 3 and 4 at a time, and swore each time would be the last. At least have the courage to warn people that they might not want to renew their lease, or trade in their car.The imcompetence around here is staggering, not just management, but by 20 and 30 year pressman who just milk the clock and are allowed to get by with it, not a word said by our managers. And Gannett froze the pension plan last week.

1.0
Jun 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As a large corporation there is some security. Not much, but some. This is a dinosaur of a company that's big enough to exist for maybe another decade. Some benefits are still kind of decent. It also takes a long time to make any decision, so if you want to work here and slack off, you'll have plenty of chance before anyone bothers to fire you.

Cons

Corporate-think has infected every level of the company. Innovation comes in the form of buzz-words and executive pet projects instead of real ideas. Hard work is never rewarded, but successfully playing office politics is. My supervisor is the most worthless person i've ever worked with.

2.0
Jun 18, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I work here for the union-negotiated pay and benefits, and because it's inspiring to work with dedicated individuals who strive and succeed in the absence of effective leadership.

Cons

Senior management seems to think that just because they can mistreat their other, non-union employees like dirt, they can bully and intimidate us unionized workers here in Hawaii, even though we're the top-performing unit in all of Gannett.

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