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Updated May 12, 2020
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Marta Tellado
54 Ratings
Pros
"Accepting environment, great people, work life balance" (in 22 reviews)
"Compared to the rest of the media world, CR maintains high standards for reporting, has enough people (6 million" (in 18 reviews)
Cons
"CR has always been focused on the consumer" (in 12 reviews)
"senior management communicates primarily in weasel words" (in 10 reviews)
- Helpful (4)
"The best company not just for Vets, but for everyone"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Work/life balance Family environment Outstanding leadership Flexible hours Culture Innovative technology Benefits Non-profit
Cons
Smaller company leads to fewer growth opportunities in some departments
Continue readingConsumer Reports2018-10-17 "Learned a lot!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Meaningful work and super passionate people.
Cons
Really rude, callous managers and seemingly an acceptance of such behavior by senior “leadership.”
Consumer Reports2020-05-12"Slow, but good"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Consumer Reports full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great work/life balance, fulfilling mission, opportunities to do ambitious work
Cons
Moves at a glacial pace at times
Consumer Reports2020-01-29"Amazing community of smart, caring, staff dedicated to mission-driven work."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Excellent benefits, most staff are 100% committed to the non-profit mission.
Cons
Uncertain direction; struggling to maintain its relevance between the marketplace.
Continue readingConsumer Reports2019-10-28"Watchdog work that matters"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookI worked at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Fabulous colleagues; important work; significant reach
Cons
Future of business model uncertain
Consumer Reports2019-03-14- Helpful (1)
"Excellent place to work!"
I have been working at Consumer Reports full-time
Pros
- great benefits - potential growth in many areas of the company
Cons
- none to mention at the moment.
Consumer Reports2019-02-18 - Helpful (2)
"Great place for service journalism and journalism in the public interest."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Sane levels of work and reasonable deadlines. Compared to the rest of the media world, CR maintains high standards for reporting, has enough people (6 million?) paying a lot for content to let the company keep investing in reporting rather than cutting back. Effective reporting and writing appreciated. No danger that CR's going away anytime soon, unlike so many other outlets. Non-profit.
Cons
Not a place for narrative writing, or investigations without a strong consumer pay-off. A kind of crazy amount of bureaucracy and second- and third-guessing compared to any other journalism environment I've ever seen. So much emphasis on revenue (affiliate partnerships, subscriptions) that it can be kind of disheartening.
Continue readingConsumer Reports2019-02-15 - Helpful (7)
"No longer a great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The mission and the benefits
Cons
Everything else. Really, everything else
Continue readingConsumer Reports2019-02-13 - Helpful (1)
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Consumer Reports full-time for more than a year
Pros
Very well balanced between work and family
Cons
No incentive for hard workers
Consumer Reports2019-01-20 - Helpful (7)
"Great mission that lost its way"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Consumer Reports full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Chance to work for a more just and fair marketplace. High editorial standards
Cons
Insular non-profit divorced from competitive marketplace breeds siloed power struggles and opportunities for sexual misconduct.
Continue readingConsumer Reports2019-01-07
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