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    Bleacher Report Reviews

    Updated September 20, 2018
    92 reviews

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    Pros

    • "The people who work at B/R are awesome" (in 8 reviews)

    • "Free beer at the end of the day" (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Some people go into the program with the hope of writing for B/R after the program is done, and they're somewhat vague about that possibility" (in 7 reviews)

    • "Still finding its voice in the sports media world" (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "Lovely company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bleacher Report full-time

      Pros

      Excellent office with lots of snacks. Great environment.

      Cons

      Sometimes too chill in the office.

    2. "Fun Media Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bleacher Report full-time

      Pros

      The people are what makes this company awesome. There are some genuine connections and friendships forged here. Benefits for FT employees are competitive and office is great (Bar, snacks, etc); lots of fun events to get involved in (softball team, Happy hours, etc). CEO is super friendly and approachable.

      Cons

      At times a little clique-y but if you put yourself out there everyone welcomes you. Some positions offer more flexibility than others in terms of working from home, but that is the name of the game when covering sports.

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    3. "Content Progammer"

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      Current Employee - Content Programmer in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Content Programmer in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Bleacher Report full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great people, cool culture, get to dive into sports all day.

      Cons

      Terrible upward mobility and management. Almost impossible to move up within programming and extremely underpaid

      Advice to Management

      Give people a career route.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Content Programmer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Bleacher Report full-time

      Pros

      Fun environment, good benefits and perks

      Cons

      Difficult to move up within programming

    5. "Review of Content Roles"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Bleacher Report full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great work environment. Everyone tries to help others succeed.

      Cons

      Everyone in content is extremely underpaid for the type of work they do.

    6. Helpful (5)

      "Great, until it suddenly wasn't"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Bleacher Report full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -Fun, casual workplace environment
      -Decent pay/benefits
      -Positive relationships fostered between co-workers

      Cons

      -Goals and strategies changed almost constantly and were hard to follow
      -Management mostly opaque regarding performance
      -Superiors untrustworthy of capable employees
      -Little room for upward mobility
      -Cult-like atmosphere in office, implicitly forcing employees to believe B/R is flawless and the end-all, be-all in sports media.

      Advice to Management

      Stop playing favorites. Be transparent with employees. Treat and value employees as individuals, not just paychecks.

    7. "Almost a dream job, but lacks direction"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Bleacher Report full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      You essentially get paid to watch and write about sports. What's better than that? I've also been able to interview superstar athletes, cover professional sporting events and even once played basketball with some former pros. There used to be a stigma abut writing for B/R--I've been around long enough to know how suspect some of the content was--but at this point, it's an established, mostly respected journalism brand.

      Cons

      The goalposts are rarely stationary. I don't think B/R has figured out what it wants to be. Sometimes, hard-hitting reporting seems to be the focus. The next minute, they're trying to be comedians. And you're never really coached on whatever they want, even though it's constantly changing. You also work on annual contracts--at least, everyone in my position did--and it's hard to get a good sense on where you stand. Even if yours is renewed every year, there are still some tense moments every 12 months.

      Advice to Management

      Invest more into your homegrown employees. And figure out which direction you want to take.

    8. "Great place for"

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      Current Employee - Senior Manager in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Senior Manager in New York, NY
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Bleacher Report full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      A truly creative sports media company.

      Cons

      Still finding its voice in the sports media world.

    9. "Time of my life"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Bleacher Report full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Really cool and amazing people.
      - It's Sports!!!

      Cons

      - More corporate than you would expect

      Advice to Management

      keep it up

    10. "Producer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bleacher Report full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Young, progressive, cutting edge of sports media.

      Cons

      Management is wildly inexperienced and develop little or no career path.

      Advice to Management

      Truly understand where your employees want to go in their careers and help them get there -- that's what good managers do.

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