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    Dow Jones Reviews

    Updated September 21, 2017
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    Pros

    • There was a good work/life balance with not very long hours (in 48 reviews)

    • Great work like balance, good benefits and flexibility to work from home or at other offices when traveling (in 51 reviews)

    Cons

    • Senior management is selfish, rude, and do not even talk to their junior-level employees (in 22 reviews)

    • Upper management has no idea about what goes on or maybe they just don't care (in 22 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Dow Jones full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      - Great benefits
      - Not micro-managed
      - Fair compensation
      - Lots of flexibility from mgmt for work hours, time off, work location, etc

      Cons

      - Sales people should not be unionized. Makes it easier for people to abuse the company's generosity.
      - Commission structure could be better
      - Lots of upper management

    2. "Direct Sales Account Executive"

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      Current Employee - Account Executive in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Account Executive in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Dow Jones full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Vacation/ Personal Days, Work Life balance, Good exposure to various industries, collaboration with other departments, innovative products, nice location/ office space

      Cons

      Micro Management, constant monitoring, Boys Club (Predominantly only hire young men), Culturally Insensitive- Derogatory comments often made, Manager leads by intimidation, Unrealistic revenue goals, Nepotism, Favoritism, Disorganized, Low morale

      Advice to Management

      Invest in your employees, improve on boarding and professional development, get rid of the old regime

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    3. "Global Finance Officer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Dow Jones full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits and good colleagues

      Cons

      sloppy management and non direction management and lots of supervision

    4. "Mixed"

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      Former Employee - Manager in South Brunswick Terrace, NJ
      Former Employee - Manager in South Brunswick Terrace, NJ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Dow Jones full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good salaries
      Good hours
      Some really nice people

      Cons

      Some very awful people - political, back-stabbing. Executive management does not have a good handle on what drives these businesses and why customers value the services. Rapidly changing from valuing

      Advice to Management

      Hire staff with experience in these fields instead of less experienced digital people with little understanding of your traditional customers. Value your people by retraining, increasing educational benefits instead of cutting.

    5. "Depressing"

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

      I have been working at Dow Jones full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Lots of great peers to work with, high energy

      Cons

      Countless restructurings and refocusing of employees, low morale, things are very unstructured and messy

    6. Helpful (3)

      "Executive Director"

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      Former Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Dow Jones full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Opportunity to partner with unparalleled brands as the company name opens doors

      Cons

      Low company morale and lack of clear career growth opportunity

      Advice to Management

      Reward loyalty, tenureship and hard work

    7. "Customer Service"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Dow Jones full-time

      Pros

      Paid time off, strong brand name

      Cons

      Low salaries, rampant nepotism which limits growth

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Former special writer at Dow Jones"

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      Former Employee - Special Writer in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Special Writer in New York, NY
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Dow Jones full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good benefits, great colleagues, well-known brand

      Cons

      Most jobs are not very flexible for working mothers; some managers are not good at managing people

      Advice to Management

      Please strive to find ways to allow more flexibility for working mothers and commuters.

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Not Worth it"

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

      I have been working at Dow Jones full-time

      Pros

      Looks great on a resume.

      Cons

      Management is unsure which direction to take. There is no communication between departments.

      Advice to Management

      Stop promoting managers who don't know how to manage.

    10. "Princeton Dow Jones office - software development"

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

      I worked at Dow Jones full-time

      Pros

      cool office with gym and cafeteria

      Cons

      unwillingness to make investments in products

      Advice to Management

      make investments in products

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