ESPN Reviews

Pros

ESPN offers a lot of growth for entry level positions

Cons

Wish they had other offices other than Bristol Ct.

Pros

Good food, good comraderie, smart people, opportunities to give new ideas, although they might get stolen by others, interesting job filled with fun travel

Cons

Horrible hours, horrible pay, get treated like a gopher, little respect with high demands, no room for advancement

Advice to Senior Management

treat PAs with respect and stop burning thru them

Pros

Its a company that has a lot to offer.

Cons

Devoting your life to living and working in Connecticut.

Advice to Senior Management

Embrace all ideas and innovations from your staff.

Pros

Great atmosphere, great company to work in

Cons

try not to fall through the cracks

Pros

Lots of new broadcast technology. Always on the Bleeding edge, thus fun.

Cons

The layoff and the unwillingness to rehire those who are laid off.

Advice to Senior Management

If someone has 7 years experience with ESPN, but was laid off, please look to them to rehire for open positions. They have a lot to offer.

Pros

Great company to work for
Great Benefits
Great Work Environment
Overall the employees are very friendly and willing to help each other

Cons

Pay scale when compared to different departments within the company that are doing identical jobs are very different. HR should be on top of this to make sure individuals are compensated fairly.

Headcount is scarce among the different departments. Work Life balance is always a struggle.

Pros

Seeing talent and notable athletes on a regular basis is pretty awesome. Employees are some of the best people i've ever met. Cafe and gym onsite is very awesome.

Cons

The surrounding area is terrible. Couldn't see myself living near Bristol, CT. That is really the only con for working at ESPN.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you're doing

Pros

Exciting work environment; cutting edge technology; A sports-fans dream (celebrity appearances common);

Cons

Low Salary; Politically driven environment; Disney culture creeping in more and more every day (perception of a cheap organization); Lousy location; Extremely arrogant.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to ramp up salaries to be more competitive long-term; Arrogance and dismissive attitude toward competitors only serves to alienate ESPN within the broadcast industry. Universally hated.

Pros

It's expanding rapidly and there's plenty of opportunity to do as much work as you want to.

Cons

Not enough people to do the amount of work needed.

Pros

people
culture
pride in brand
opportunities
learning
perks
get a powerful name on your resume
opportunity to travel
stability
salary

Cons

My job was located in Bristol, and it's way too cold in the NE for me.