Gannett Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Gannett full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good company culture, good people to work with, great benefits

Cons – Unrealistic sales goals, pressure, layoffs/firings frequent

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Gannett full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of smart, dedicated colleagues
More forward-thinking than a lot of media companies
Great salary potential (for sales roles)

Cons – High expectations = high stress
poor internal communication

Advice to Senior Management – Need to better communicate to all teams - not silos
Need to give initiatives/strategies the time needed to be successful

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Gannett full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Corporation, Opportunity, Growth, Exposure, Colleagues

Cons – Corporation, Wall Street, Politics, Unreasonable Pressure, Colleagues

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Gannett full-time

Pros – the salary and benefits are comparably good

Cons – companys internal communication very poor

Current Employee – been working at Gannett full-time for more than a year

Pros – corporate resources and support yet ability to have local influence and control

Cons – not enough communication throughout the properties

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Gannett

Pros – very friendly work environment - I had fun at work

Cons – work load is very stressful

Current Employee – been working at Gannett full-time for more than a year

Pros – A good amount of paid time off, overtime (if you're into that sorta thing). Nice supervisors.

Cons – Schedule changes... every few months or so your schedule would change, and not always for the better. I got bumped from a 4 day week (12-10:30) to a 5 day week (3-11 or something annoying like that) and they would not budge. Little to no raises. Sometimes too much mandatory overtime. A VERY boring job building boring newspaper ads.

Advice to Senior Management – Yes, the newspaper business is floundering but giving people incentives (like raises...) to work hard isn't a bad idea!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Gannett full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good entry-level position to pay the bills until you find a real job. Its journalism and design related, so it looks better on a resume than working at Starbucks (although Starbucks probably pays better).

Cons – As a Graphic Artist at the Indianapolis GIADC, I have come to realize that this is where hope goes to die. Don't expect to be valued as an employee or individual – its all about the bottom line. The title "design center" is an absolute joke, with no emphasis on creativity or pride in one's work. The turnover rate is extremely high as no effort is made to nurture current employees and encourage growth. The standard for new hires is becoming lower and lower – the last batch looked like they were recruited in a methadone clinic. Needless to say, design ability and technical skills are no longer a priority here. The starting pay is embarrassingly low. Management often plays favorites and doesn't care to interact with 70 percent of their employees. My direct supervisor literally couldn't remember my name a year into working here, despite me having to remind her EVERY SINGLE TIME. Weekly "standup" group meetings (which should ideally be used to motivate) have turned into glorified complain-fests from management. Raises based on performance are absolutely out of the question. Despite consistently exceeding company standards and receiving nothing but positive feedback, I have only received one 20 cent per hour raise after several years. In addition, expect your hours to be reduced at a whim with mandatory furloughs, with no consideration to how this would affect a household's budget. Company-wide no one at Gannett feels job security. Rumblings of layoffs are constant – this ship is clearly sinking and there are not enough lifeboats.

Advice to Senior Management – Attempt to encourage and develop talent. Try to create some kind of positive office culture. Offer performance-based incentives and raises. Create a more collaborative, team environment. Take the time to learn something about direct reports (including their names).

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Gannett full-time for less than a year

Pros – Floor Has Carpet Telephones work .

Cons – out of touch interview style - management ( ? ) relies almost exclusively on performance test results - they can't make decisions without test results - interviewer can't make eye contact to busy reading questions on lap top - management doesn't know how to communicate - blank stares when asking questions - sales manager seems lost doesn't have clear objectives

Advice to Senior Management – get a job that requires no talking or communicating.go to school to learn how to interview.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Gannett part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – They dont hire quality people

Cons – No benefits for part time

Advice to Senior Management – Better start training your help

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company