Palm Beach Post Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Palm Beach Post full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Nice office space. Decent pay.

Cons – Cliques among employees. Layoffs are always in the back of your mind.

Advice to Senior Management – A performance review should not be the first time an employee hears about issues.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Palm Beach Post

Pros – Generally, management respects work-life balance. And the paper is still capable of occasional good things editorially. Community is a good place to live, too.

Cons – Hey, all newspaper have had it rough. But the Post lost its way -- in the quality of the writing, in the care it showed for the community -- more than most.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your employees more. And cool it with the layoffs.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Palm Beach Post

Pros – Majority of staff are decent, caring people. There is a big push to turn the culture around, and it's happening. Pay is competitive for the industry, and the benefits are very good.Good access to free online learning.

Cons – Newspaper industry is in turmoil, and it shows at The Post. There is a lot of uncertainty; once you think the layoffs are done, they start all over again. MUCH of Sales and middle management is incompetent at best; many long-term employees are complacent and entitled and the editorial people (ie: J School ) have still not accepted the reality that advertising pays their salaries.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the progressive good work; use the impending restructuring to get it right this time! Do a better job at not just recognizing talent and initiative; reward it. Put senior leadership and line employees in a room together once a month, see what happens! Middle management is muddling the message!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Palm Beach Post

Pros – supportive atmosphere, freedom to pursue interests, friendly people

Cons – political uncertainty, increasingly handson corporate management

Advice to Senior Management – get back control of your company!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Palm Beach Post

Pros – During trying times for the newspaper industry, I think they did a fair job of trying to keep employees in the loop about how things were going. There are still good reporters and editors working there.

Cons – With the shrinking staff, not many opportunities to shoot for, the quality of the writing and reporting has declined. Too much of the day spent hand-wringing about what the future holds.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue offering competitive salaries to new hires and those who are there, even if staff has to be cut. Need to have accomplished reporters and editors on staff to maintain the quality of the product.

Current Employee – been working at Palm Beach Post full-time

Pros – Part of a larger, solid company

Cons – Declining YOY business in big transition

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Palm Beach Post

Pros – Company well respected in the Newspaper industry. Good Benefits and good HR Department.

Cons – Many people promoted to management postions that are not really adequately qualified. And once these people get into these positions, they are there forever. So if you get a bad manager, you're stuck unless you transfer or leave. Very clicky.

Advice to Senior Management – Realize the profits are in the revenue from advertising. You have a good product, transition from product driven to sales driven.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Palm Beach Post

Pros – It's a job in a time when so many are without work. Happy to still be receiving a pay check, though unsure how long it will last.

Cons – Baffling culture, terrible communication, embittered employees. People assigned to management positions that don't understand what they're doing or how to begin doing their job. No chance for promotion or raises. Constant fear of layoffs. Downsizing is the new way to keep the company in the black, ultimately hurting the product in print and online.

Advice to Senior Management – Take initiative and stand up to corporate. Take time to actually interact with your employees so they think you care.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend