Showtime Networks Reviews

Pros

Great camaraderie, excellent work/life balance and job security. Solid benefits package and with slightly above average pay packages. Most managers very flexible with scheduling requests.

Cons

Entrenched workforce is stuck in their ways, management is reluctant to do anything to create real change. Sub-standard performance is accepted, so those who go above and beyond eventually feel taken advantage of and leave for greater opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

There are too many individuals that have comfortably settled into mediocrity. Those of us that strive for excellence are eventually frustrated by it and levee ourselves open for opportunity. Acceptance of poor performance punishes excellence.

Pros

positive work environment, kind co-workers, don't feel like just a number, personally had opportunity for advancement above and beyond what i expected.

Cons

salary slightly lower than I had been making, but totally worth it to enjoy my work environment.

Pros

Pros:
Some of the best folks in the business work here
Most employees are friendly and helpful. It is a great place to get experience in the industry
Showtime is an established network with a great line-up of shows right now
There are some progressive thinkers
The company supports philanthropic endeavors

Cons

Cons:
As within many families, some don't work well together
Some departments are severely understaffed, and that is business as usual
Many folks who work here have been here a long time which leaves little room for others to make their mark

Advice to Senior Management

Be mindful of employee moral. Some employees work their fingers to the bone and don't necessarily see the rewards of their labor.

Pros

Opportunity for advancement, work-like balance, creative environment, non-corporate feel

Cons

low pay, red-tape, a ton of bureaucracy, politics

Pros

relaxed enviorment, good hours and benefits

Cons

limited growth opportunity and low salaries

Pros

It's a fun enviornment and everyone is friendly. It's very casual and laid back. A good filler for your resume.

Cons

There is no movement. Most people who work at Showtime stay for years and there is no growth. Management isn't aware of the day to day work employees are doing.

Advice to Senior Management

Have more of a 360 feedback so you can see the work your employees are putting in. Showtime doesn't need to be a micromanaging company but you should be aware of what employees are actually doing.

Pros

Showtime has always enjoyed some autonomy within Viacom and now CBS. The self-contained advertising/marketing group specifically. They save the network millions per year by keeping operations in house and are respected accordingly.

Cons

There's really only one client. Showtime and some work for CBS. And there's only one kind of product: TV programming. It's still, ultimately a network, not an ad agency. There isn't much groundbreaking strategy going on.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep bringing in great programming no matter what. Great content permitted Showtime to grow and flourish in a decade where all others seemed to be trending downward.

Pros

Great place for hands on experience and a great place to network with leading professionals within the industry. People are very open to networking and it's easy to learn about other opportunities out there. They're upfront and honest about your career approach and great at helping you lead a career path.

Cons

I working in a small division which gets a small budget so they weren't hiring when I was working there.

Advice to Senior Management

Maybe help employees a bit more in finding other job opportunities if none are available within the company at the time.

Pros

Great programming provides opportunity to be proud of what the company does; surrounded by very intelligent people and most have worked very hard to get where they are; the company overall puts out a tremendous amount of quality work with a smaller staff than other premium networks.

Cons

Building/facilities are in desperate need of an update; most departments are understaffed; Employees are not provided with free Showtime and tend to be uneducated about the programming as a result.

Advice to Senior Management

Respect that people should have a work/life balance; look out for your department and defend their upward movement within the company.

Pros

Name Recognition, Can be a Creative Environment, Sales and Media is generally good to work with/for. More than anything, this is a stellar resume builder and the company's reputation far exceeds the quality of product.

Cons

Not a proactive company, almost reactionary to HBO's latest move. Behind tech curve for sure and almost hesitant to do something unless everyone else has done it first. Management can be iffy; In many ways this company seems to want to create a culture of fear to motivate employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Please, get over yourselves! This company generally has competent management, but people in power are either a) overly concerned with what THEY can get out of a situation or b) worried about what others think of them. Sometimes I go into the office and feel like I am back in high school...