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    Cox Enterprises Reviews

    Updated August 4, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Great work/life balance and great place to work" (in 24 reviews)

    • "Flex time - great benefits - great people" (in 20 reviews)

    Cons

    • "There are no cons that I can think of" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Not much diversity and mobility for diverse employees in the Talent Acquisition Department" (in 4 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Communications Specialist in Atlanta, GA
      Current Employee - Communications Specialist in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cox Enterprises full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Lots of great benefits and perks - particularly if you work at the Atlanta campus where there is a gym, cafeteria and other nice amenities. Fun atmosphere, lots of employee engagement events like spring socials (where Zak Brown played last year) and the company is big into providing community volunteerism opportunities.

      Cons

      Almost impossible to leave! The salary is very competitive for the region and the opportunities internally are nearly endless since you can transfer between divisions.

    2. "Sr Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Cox Enterprises full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great culture
      They really do care about employees
      A fun place to go to work every day
      Many amenities on the campus
      Great job security

      Cons

      People do not leave the company so advancement opportunities are few

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    3. "Ok company to work with. Management doesn't listen to new ideas."

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      Former Employee - Traffic Commercial Coordinator in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Traffic Commercial Coordinator in Atlanta, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Cox Enterprises full-time

      Pros

      Decent pay. Horrible hours for a family person.

      Cons

      The hours are ridiculous and not possible for a person with children.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your employees.

      Cox Enterprises Response

      Jul 27, 2018

      Hi, and thanks for your review. Our people play a vital part of the Cox family that's why we offer work from home opportunities for so many of our employees. While we don’t know the specifics of your... More

    4. Helpful (3)

      "Great people, great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Atlanta, GA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cox Enterprises full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Heavy focus on employee experience: flexible hours, great benefits. People are happy and excited to be a part of the company. Strong company culture

      Cons

      Somewhat cultish in the way everyone worships the company; employees can be catty and judgement until you're welcomed into the inner circle

      Advice to Management

      Treat all employees equally. Listen to concerns from lower level staff about their issues with team leadership. Let go of employees that are not a fit with the company sooner to avoid worsening levels of low morale amongst the team.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Corporate Communications"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Cox Enterprises full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Strong values-based company. Good benefits. Beautiful campus.

      Cons

      Communications and HR teams have high turnover rate. Decisions take a long time due to consensus culture which stifles innovation.

      Advice to Management

      HR leadership needs a better tracking system on turnover within departments to identify underlying leadership issues.

      Cox Enterprises Response

      Jul 5, 2018

      Hi. Our values and our people drive our success, for sure! And the company’s leaders take seriously their responsibility to build a better future for the next generation, and sometimes that requires... More

    6. "Counsel"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Cox Enterprises full-time

      Pros

      Great people
      Entrepreneurial environment
      Compensation
      Family owned private company

      Cons

      Constant change
      Industry disruption
      Work Life balance

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Living in the grey"

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      Current Employee - Help Desk Analyst in Atlanta, GA
      Current Employee - Help Desk Analyst in Atlanta, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cox Enterprises full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Decent benefits, decent pay, reasonable work/life balance

      Cons

      Everything is situational and you are constantly having to redefine what is correct for any given situation. The company isn't "policy" driven and never will be from what I've been told by HR and management. If you like structure and stability CEI is not for you. Also ego's are fragile in middle management and saying anything but yes to the wrong person can blacklist you from moving up.

      Advice to Management

      Consider that you aren't a 200 person company anymore and that there is a real need for tried and true policies to govern the organization and it's operations. You can still be "people" centric without the chaos the is working at CEI

      Cox Enterprises Response

      Jul 9, 2018

      Hi, and thanks for your review. At Cox Enterprises, we have many policies in place that provide structure and guidelines, but in many instances as well, we offer flexibility for managers and... More

    8. "Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Cox Enterprises full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Human capital focus by family owned company.

      Cons

      Would be great to focus more on corporate politics.

      Cox Enterprises Response

      Jun 22, 2018

      Hi, thanks for your feedback. We are glad that you had a good experience at Cox, and we thank you for being with us more than eight years! Best wishes to you.

    9. "Talent acquisition stinks"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Cox Enterprises full-time

      Pros

      Nice offices. There are good people at the company in talent acquisition in the lower levels. That's all that can be said positive about the company

      Cons

      Management has turned over so much that staff morale is a very low. New management from collections positions came in has no exp in talent acquisition. Not sure how the company made such a decision when an experienced person can be brought in from outside the company to make things better. It's the fourth change at the top of talent acquisition in several years. The businesses see the problems and don't want to deal with talent acquisition.

      Advice to Management

      Restructure the group and bring better leadership or get rid of it and let the businesses do their own process. They do mostly anyhow.

      Cox Enterprises Response

      Jul 9, 2018

      Thank you for your review. The Cox culture is one of openness and candor, so your feedback is greatly appreciated. While we have experienced many changes in Cox Talent Acquisition, these challenges... More

    10. "Great values, rich history, execution-challenged"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Cox Enterprises full-time

      Pros

      Wonderful Cox family values
      Comfortable working environment with lots of nice perks
      Great people who genuinely care about employees and customers

      Cons

      Slow decision-making
      Lack of innovation means many of the business divisions are struggling

      Advice to Management

      Take more risks
      Accelerate the focus on identifying the new vertical(s) for investment

      Cox Enterprises Response

      Jun 22, 2018

      We are thrilled that you valued your time here at Cox. It is our goal to create a memorable employee experience with great people, and it seems like you experienced that. Our growth as a $20 billion... More

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