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Updated Jun 14, 2022
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- "Management is combative, zero support and practically induces the negative atmosphere in the office" (in 7 reviews)
- "Senior management has not been updated since founding (30 years ago) and the strategy reflects this." (in 3 reviews)
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Satisfied with the experience I received in the company
Cons
Didn't get a promotion, didn't see any development prospects
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work culture, competitive salaries, expansive brand portfolio in Paramount Global
Cons
Constantly shifting organizational changes as Paramount Global synthesizes into a central brand with CBS + Viacom entities.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The overall company culture is one of compassion, learning, and being consciously aware that the world can be hard, and there are systems in place to ease that. Amazing fertility benefits, generous PTO policy, clean work environment, supplemental learning resources and overall decent people are all pros for working here until you get to the brand level. There is also a really good unbiased EAP program, which you will need for counseling if you work at BET.
Cons
Much like the government, the local leaders affect your life the most. This is the equivalent to working at a brand. While every workplace has its rounds of growing pains, the most toxic work environment experienced at Viacom, BET, or any other place I’ve worked was under the tyranny of Amy Dubois. This is not just specific to me, during her time here we’ve had the highest turnover rate, the most complaints filed to HR, and the most toxic work environment. As is customary and to be expected, even welcomed, Amy hired a team that she can trust. What was not expected was how under-qualified they were/are and how they were encouraged to foster a toxic workplace complete with bullying, harassment, and shifting of funds to inflate salaries, vanity metrics, and accommodate housing and traveling. Two of the biggest perpetrators were Angela Burt Murray and Shelly Jones. While Angela has left, Shelly is still there, causing an uncomfortable work environment and bottlenecking progress. What’s most disappointing, is that HR has been made aware of several instances for all three of these people and has done absolutely nothing. Emails were sent to senior leadership, they have been mentioned in almost every exit interview, other departments refused to collaborate with the digital team to avoid the mismanagement and lack of strategy, and people have quit with no job bc of the toxicity and still, no corrective actions.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The ability to move up the ranks
Cons
The amount of time paid
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
I thoroughly enjoyed the passion and drive of the staff
Cons
Communications were often sluggish and methods were dated
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
flexible, loving, cool, positive, fun
Cons
none i loved the job
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
work life balance is relatively respected
Cons
managers that didn't actually work in your favor
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Plenty of room for professional learning. A lot of collaboration across departments if you develop good relationships. Very familial type of environment.
Cons
There is a good chance that you could get overwhelmed by the goals.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great time great people loved it
Cons
I cannot think of any
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great Parent Company. Experience varies by the manager you work under.
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent Benefits and perks. Some teams allow for remote work. One can learn a lot depending upon the team you work with. Exciting industry. Viacom perks are amazing.
Cons
Can be long hours. My particular manager did not support sick time. Unclear communication. No opportunity for flexible work environment.
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BET Reviews FAQs
BET has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 173 reviews left anonymously by employees. 36% of employees would recommend working at BET to a friend and 25% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
36% of BET employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BET 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at BET to be benefits, career development, coworkers and the cons to be compensation, culture, management.
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