Dow Jones Reviews

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- It takes a lot for people to get to know you

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Can be a bit clunky - but lots of change happening

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IF you are one of the liked ones you will succeed. If you are of any color don't anticipate any growth within the company

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Pay wasn't great. Wasn't the most challenging/fun work.

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old school approach to human capital

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Lack of mobility - it was basically impossible for me to get what was a well-deserved promotion, even with the backing from my manager, because Dow Jones claimed to be "tight" on money. In addition, the sales team was at times rude, unappreciative and over-demanding of their marketing support with minimal regard to workload or strategy.

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Conservative politics. The WSJ and Fox News favor conservative politics, so be very careful about letting anyone know if you have liberal leaning political views.

Rampant nepotism. The senior and middle management ranks are mostly UK expats that are close friends. This makes the culture very insular and cliquey. Most have little to no experience outside of News Corp and don't embrace outside experience. You will be intentionally excluded from information that can help you do your job and then be criticized that you didn't have the information.

Autocratic management. The boss knows best is the primary management style. Best to keep your ideas and thoughts to yourself and do not challenge the status quo. You will be given little to no direction and insight to your job and managers are too busy to properly on board new employees. A lot of new employees are set up to fail and quickly become frustrated and disengaged.

Excessive micromanagement and monitoring. It's common for managers to micromanage every aspect of a project and question every detail in private and in large meetings. Managers routinely monitor when you come in and leave and will openly question you about this. It's also common to receive weekend emails for menial reporting. The unspoken rule is that you be at your desk at 8:30 and don't leave before 6:00.

Lack of privacy. The open office setting is on par with a new start up. You will sit at a very small desk without partitions and within two feet of co-workers on each side. This allows your manager to view everything you say and do all day long.

Endless meetings. Expect to attend many 9am all hands meetings every week. If you're late you will be called out. You will spend at least 75% of your time going to status meetings to discuss the menial tasks. Managers often show up late and talk over for a half hour or more without any consideration for others.

Low base pay compared to the industry. Expect that you will be low balled on your base salary which is typically 20 to 30% below what competitors pay.

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No many career development options, repetitive tasks, fair motivation

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Bad management because there are too many bosses.

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Just too many meetings all the time, too much red tape