Horrible Career, Great for Interns - Anonymous employee Coed Media Employee Review

2.0
May 2, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of internship opportunities to actually have published work on a website.

Cons

Like many digital media jobs, pay is abhorrent, especially for NYC. And benefits? Barely. No opportunity for growth -- after editor, the next jump would be owning the entire place. Try for cheap clicks rather than interesting stories that might actually grow an audience. No one values basic standards like proper grammar, spelling, FACTS, etc. Which is ridiculous for a "media company." Honestly, I'm surprised they haven't just called it quits by now. Wait for a better opportunity.

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5.0
Mar 22, 2021
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Pros

Great place to work if you are looking for remote work. The supervisor was really friendly and resourceful, I learned a lot from him

Cons

Internship was Unpaid but experience in the other hand is very useful!

1.0
Sep 28, 2017
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Pros

None. I signed on to be a freelance blogger and worked with someone remotely. He is only online until 5pm each day, and then dismissed me for taking too long to write my first post when he was only available certain hours of the day and said I could step out as I pleased and work anytime. He didn't understand the learning curve with formatting on a first post. They expect you to research, pitch content and then learn to use Wordpress in 3 hours on your first post if you DON'T have experience. He was rude and dismissive when I asked questions, said the hours were flexible and then accused me of taking too long to write my first post and fired me. He was the verbally abusive on Slack when I expressed my side of the story, insinuated I don't know Wordpress (I've used it for several years) because I asked a few questions and told me to "learn to follow instructions." I hope people see this and do not waste their time for $10 like I did. Worst experience with a "publication" that I have ever had and I've been freelance writing for years. I also couldn't find them online to collect my minuscule payment for all of the hassle, so I was ripped off. I'd give -0 stars if I could.

Cons

Rude, dismissive, unnecessarily cutthroat for what you're being paid, lousy pay, unclear expectations. I really have nothing more to say other than that.

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