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"Great benefits - commuter, health, etc" (in 43 reviews)
"Pay is good - much better than in local news" (in 12 reviews)
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"work-life balance could use improvement" (in 28 reviews)
"management ruthless work long hours" (in 22 reviews)
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"Good company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at CNN full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Plenty opportunity for upward mobility. Crazy hours typical of journalism if you arent on the coorporate side. Really good benefits and paid time off
Cons
24/7 365 work requirement for many ofnthe positions.
CNN 2019-03-14 13:00 PDT![CNN Logo]()
"Great company and coworkers"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at CNN full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Work alongside the best in the business
Cons
Expect long and unpredictable hours
CNN 2019-03-12 19:03 PDT![CNN Logo]()
"Great company, great benefits!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at CNN full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
For a 24/7 news network, CNN tries to make the industry more bearable with good amounts of paid time off, and great benefits.
Cons
Sometimes theres a lack of transparency with promotions.
CNN 2019-02-25 14:46 PST![CNN Logo]()
"Great environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at CNN part-time (More than a year)
Pros
many opportunities for growth and development
Cons
movement in development made for interesting experience
CNN 2019-02-23 11:34 PST![CNN Logo]()
"Opportunity"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at CNN full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
They tend to hire within the company
Cons
There can be a high turnover on jobs
CNN 2019-02-14 11:01 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Good and Bad"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at CNN full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Very smart, dedicated coworkers.
Excellent benefits, great PTO from day 1.
Great office location, easily accessible from anywhere in the city.Cons
Growing pains because of evolution of the traditional news business; they’ve got a smart team but are not keen to let them innovate. Many experienced and talented people have left in the past 2 years because of the clicqueyness and favoritism of middle managers. Promotions are handed out in the same manner, so some who have been with the company a long time but can’t manage themselves out of a paper bag are now people managers and it has spurred along the higher turnover rates.
HR managers are lackadaisical and unprofessional; that’s probably what chases away the external hires, because only the lifers are sticking around at this point.CNN 2019-02-20 03:52 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Great peers, poor management"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at CNN full-time
Pros
You will work with people who will become like family, the company has great name recognition, and you will create news you can be proud of. CNN domestic is well-run.
Cons
CNN International is poorly run by people with no management experience. They promote based on favoritism and nepotism, not merit or quality. Tony Maddox is running CNN International like a mobster, creating high turnover and unmotivated employees.
Advice to Management
Invest in real managers, stop letting people from the field "retire" into positions at HQ in Atlanta when they have no idea how to manage a team. And investigate the top brass at CNN International for unfair hiring and promotion.
CNN 2019-02-09 17:09 PST![CNN Logo]()
"Great place to learn and grow"
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- People are incredible, hardworking
- Learn how to work at a fast, accurate pace
- A lot of opportunities in various departmentsCons
- Can be competitive and hard to turn off from the day
CNN 2019-01-24 20:07 PST![CNN Logo]()
"Smart people"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at CNN full-time
Pros
You work alongside talented and smart people.
Great benefits - commuter, health, etc.Cons
work-life balance could use improvement
CNN 2019-01-24 06:49 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Former Senior Producer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at CNN full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Wonderful travel opportunities globally, fun workplace, pretty good pay if you stick with it after 20 years in mid-level management.
Cons
Tough to move up or laterally for most, lack of women leaders who have true work-life balance, jealous and petty colleagues who will sabotage and bosses afraid to correct this or protect smart people. International side needs more diverse Americans, and upper management seems too British -BBC of a culture, hiring mostly from the UK, and senior CNNUSA management too busy dealing with their issues to truly speak up and make a change, or promote from within.
Advice to Management
Nurture people you have there vs laying them off! Develop talent, don't be threatened by the intellectuals amongst you. Learn from people under and around you and don't only hire younger, cheaper parts-it will not advance CNN into changing times, what made CNN great was the news and coverage of global news-air more international on domestic. Address the perpetual Atlanta fear issues (will CNN stay there or will it go)?, too many people say they are laying low because of fear of being laid off, too many unhealthy rumors and people in cubicles not always working.
CNN 2019-01-14 09:16 PST
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