NFL Reviews

Former Employee – worked at NFL as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The employees were a bit rude (but expected from people who live in the New York area) but overall the company was great to work for. I also got many free things from NFL like gift cards and free lunch/drinks every day.

Cons – Not many. Good pay good times

Advice to Senior Management – Could be a little less rude

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at NFL

Pros – Tech focused, stay busy, cutting edge, football 24/7

Cons – Work/life balance, Mom & Pop approach, more in maintenance mode than building

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

Former Employee – worked at NFL full-time

Pros – I met a handful of good people and there are some profitable freelance opportunities.

Cons – -No growth opportunities or career path
-Very low salary
-Complete lack of work/life balance
-Micromanagement
-No incentives
-No appreciation/acknowledgement from Senior Management
-High turnover
-High stress
-Little to no hiring from within
-No morale whatsoever
-Napoleon complexes galore

Advice to Senior Management – Take some time to associate with the "little people" who break their backs for $20/hr. There is a reason half your staff quits and comes back as a freelancer.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at NFL full-time

Pros – Brand. Fun if you're a fan of football.

Cons – Poor work/life balance. Disorganized. Culture of testosterone.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire less chiefs and more braves.

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

Pros – Positive place to work and great environment

Cons – Working in the NFL is a lifestyle commitment

Advice to Senior Management – Let

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

Former Employee – worked at NFL full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Working for a brand everyone loves enables you to do some really amazing things.

Cons – Poor retention of the right people leaves a plethora of weaker, unhappy employees. Not uncommon to see frowns and a "no first" attitude in the LA office, and a "how much can we sell this for?" spirit guiding ALL decisions.

Advice to Senior Management – Clean house, update the technology, become Fan First instead of Ad First.

Former Employee – worked at NFL full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - High profile brand
- Good benefits

Cons – - Very political
- Favoritism
- MySpace nepotism
- Arrogant, unqualified, inexperienced "leadership" who don't have digital backgrounds.
- "Leadership" is more concerned about their own career paths and being in the spotlight, than looking after the people below them.
- No career path (unless you're a product manager)
- Too many cooks in the kitchen
- Aggressive / bully-like personalities
- Chaotic process
- Murky roles and responsibilities
- Often hire vendors to the do the most exciting work

Advice to Senior Management – Change the cons I've outlined and actually listen, not just pretend to listen.

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 NFL as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – It's an incredibly creative atmosphere with a network of television and online content providers trying to find new ways to present new ideas to a rabid fan base.

Cons – Although it is improving, there are sometimes still divisions between the digital media group and the television side, when both groups could supplement each other very well.

Former Employee – worked at NFL as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – it's the NFL- swag, meeting players, discounts, games, being part of the biggest sport in america

Cons – horrible work environment in many areas, especially IT. management was very poor and structured so that too many people have power titles

Advice to Senior Management – hire employees and don't hold people to contracts if they're going to be part of the team for years

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Good compensation. Good health benefits.

Cons – BEWARE: NFL.com has adopted the current corporate mentality of periodic layoffs event though they are flourishing economically. They will lay off employees they deem to be in the "bottom 10 percent" even if the employees are productive. Mainly to provide bigger bonuses to management and to put the fear of dismissal in the remaining employees. The new VP is from Myspace and this reflects his ideology. Management is susceptible to brown-nosing and resentful of those who aren't. This used to be a fun place to work at with a dotcom sensibility but has adopted a corporate mentality in the last couple of years and has become a dry, stressful corporate-type environment.

Advice to Senior Management – None to give. They are swimming too much in their own arrogance and belligerence to listen to any advice or criticism.

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