CBS Radio Reviews

Pros

It is a large company with good benefits for the employees. There is some workplace flexibility.

Cons

There is not enough training or information provided to employees to help them do their jobs.

Advice to Senior Management

No advice for management at this time.

Pros

Fun atmosphere, free perks, unsupervised, & not micromanaged.

Cons

Training was insufficient, it cost me my job. People seem to leave/transfer to other departments ( in droves) every time new managers are placed. I know now to fear the words" reorganize the department."

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in training. People that fear losing their jobs to incoming personnel will needlessly sabotage new personnel.

Pros

Management will train you to perform your job duties well. Fun atmosphere working with staff, management and radio listeners.

Cons

The pay in radio is not the best.

Pros

lots of fun while maintaining professionalism. I like it alot. I look forward to working. The music and host are really fun.

Cons

it gets boring after time. Too.much drama. Hard to progress. They do not pay enough and it is difficult to get hired there.

Pros

There's opportunity to make a lot of money and see your income grow exponentially year over year when you put in long hours and hard work. Great managers at top stations in the SF market who want to see their people succeed. Open communication is welcomed. Great benefits, 401K match, health fairs, etc. Fantastic office location in San Francisco, easy to get to freeways for appointments. As you prove yourself, you'll be given billing accounts that get you to a base and your job is to keep getting new business to continue to pay yourself more and watch that income grow. Music stations have cool appearances by artists, it's just trying to find the time to go and check them out during work hours that's tough.

Cons

Economy is slow and there's a lot of pressure to get local CIA direct clients on the books. There are many objectives and budgets to hit: spot, digital display, digital place pages, digital offers, non traditional revenue for events, etc. It feels as if there's always some new initiative around the corner to focus on. There's so much to do for one lone AE who's on 100% commission: maintain current accounts, prospect and work new accounts, check paperwork, write proposals, collect outstanding bills, go to events, maintain relationships with clients, check and make sure digital campaigns are optimized, follow up on pending proposals, make changes, work on group pitches, it's a real challenge. This job is not for the weak. Expenses are paltry at best and need pre approval.

Advice to Senior Management

Think about restructuring sales peoples' pay model. Most new media job offer a chunky base with commission that comparable to what a senior AE makes in radio. Think about dividing up responsibilities among AE's for the different initiatives. We feel stretched thin in trying to reach all goals.

Pros

Looks sexy on a resume.

Cons

The right hand never knows what the left hand is doing here.

Advice to Senior Management

Come out of your offices and see what's actually happening at your radio stations!

Pros

Fun People, fun atmosphere and creative people to work with

Cons

Management always micro managing. Low pay for lots of work

Advice to Senior Management

Pay more to employees

Pros

my co workers were great and made going to work fun

Cons

zero training , makes it hard for a rookie to succeed when theres no mentor or solid training program

Pros

The culture is relaxed but professional. People are cooperative and helpful and are striving to achieve station and personal growth.

Cons

The only con to consider is that any person must take responsibility for their own growth. Promotions are not simply handed out. Some people don't understand that.

Advice to Senior Management

Just keep up the good work. This is one of the greatest owned stations in the CBS family. And it is a great place to work.

Pros

CBS is good with allowing you to expense things for station promotions as long as there's revenue attached to it however it's a serious production to get things pushed through.

Cons

You have to expense everything on your company AMEX card which is under your name... CBS has taken up to four (4) months to pay the credit card off. In the mean time, you have to put up with the annoying calls from AMEX harrassing you on when you're going to pay the full amount. (we're talking thousands of dollars here)...

Dirty place to work... Kitchens are always dirty. The places (of of the few) that ARE decorated are extremely ugly and embarrasing to show...

Systems are archaic and just aren't worth the extra hasstle... this company is cancerous, it brings you down. I'm sure others have different view points about this because they don't know any better.

Advice to Senior Management

You need to communicate better with your employees. Keep everyone in the loop and don't say there's an "open door policy" when there's really not.