Terrible place to grow - Software Engineer New York Times Employee Review
- 1.0Sep 20, 2023Software EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
The only 2 things that come to mind are 1) We have a union!!! And 2) the [unearned] prestige that comes with the “name”
Cons
1. Horrible comp. every engineer here could make 2x as much at a small tech company easily. (But we’re stuck here out of fear of getting laid off elsewhere) 2. While we have a union, we’re not able to take advantage of that as much yet because leadership keeps stalling. They are not acting in good faith, and have actually committed blatant status quo violations (changing our working conditions by mandating return to office, removing COVID vaccination requirements for entering the building, surveilling our badge data and using it for performance reviews, removing conference budgets). Even the NLRB has warned them of their behavior and no change has seen in response. 3. The insidious racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. is disgusting, especially for a place that thinks so highly of itself. 4. Engineering culture - NYT has been around for 170+ years and the state of its technology reflects that. It’s impossible to get anything done here in a way that’s sustainable. 5. No career growth once you get to the senior title.
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