Administrative Assistant - Administrative Assistant Mother Jones Employee Review

4.0
Jul 15, 2015
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Pros

An inspiring place to work, I really loved my coworkers, the product and felt like I was constantly learning new things. While I can only speak from experience regarding one department, they are pretty good about transitioning interns to full-time staff and moving hardworking low-level staff into better positions - there were a lot of long-time staff when I was there, which I generally take as a good sign in a company (means good pay and upward mobility).

Cons

I realized that I hate being in Admin, not necessarily because of the company but just that wasn't the right role for me. If another position had opened, I would have stayed but I'm much happier working on policy and program management. Also, my last year was NOT 2011, it was 2009 but that wasn't an option.

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5.0
Jul 11, 2019
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Excellent office culture. Engaging work and supportive coworkers. Everyone wants everyone to succeed, and understanding.

Cons

There’s some disorganization in the news room that can sometimes leave people underutilized.

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5.0
Jun 20, 2008
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Pros

The mission of MoJo is a noble and necessary one: fearless investigative reporting to promote a more just and democratic world. And the organization practices what it preaches. Everyone is very conscious of supporting and promoting work/life balance and in treating one another with honor and respect. This is a nonprofit organization and a union shop. Although salaries tend to be a little lower than the for-profit corporate world, the soft benefits are many and varied. Most importantly, the dog-eat-dog competitiveness and outright greed and selfishness one finds in many for-profit companies don't exist here. People are recognized for their performance and everyone takes pride in their work

Cons

The coffee machine is a bit antiquated.

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