Professional staffing is lacking, no professional development, no technical support (12 year old computers - outdated programs), and, they're good with plagiarism.
Womack Response
9y
In an effort not to be redundant. Please review all of the reviews and responses and take a moment to check our a few of our publications and websites. In response to this review I can only separate the fact from fiction. In the last 2 years we have upgraded 98% of ALL of our computers. Added iPads to our marketing departments and spent over $120,000 on modernization at our printing facility.
We have an open door policy and my name and phone number is in all 19 newspapers every week for anyone to contact me directly with a question or concern. We take the communities we serve very seriously.
Thanks,
Richard I. Ingram
General Manager
434.432.1654
Its a good place to work that provides you the opportunity to be involved in many areas of the company and learn about things that you normally would not be exposed to in a very large company. This exposure allows you to grow and feel like its your company and made you feel like a owner.
In addition to the above point, I would like to point out three things that I believe made my time at Womack Publishing successful. I came to work with a positive attitude, a desire to perform my job in a way that met or exceeded expectations, and last but not least I was dependable. I sincerely believe the three things were pivotal to being appreciated by other team members and for me feeling a real investment in the company.
Cons
You wear multiple hats at the same time so at times you may feel like you may have doubts about giving a particularly subject or project its due.
2.0
Nov 18, 2016
Anonymous employee
Former employee, more than 3 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
In individual newspaper offices, the atmosphere is friendly, productive and fun. The editors, writers and advertising managers and others do their best to provide a genuine community journalism product.
Cons
It's just comical how unqualified, lackadaisical and petty the upper-level management has become in the past few years. In a constant pursuit to inexplicably run the company into the ground, the upper-level management consistently mandates crippling budget cuts, fires/hires random employees on a whim, lack a shred of journalistic integrity/education, demand overwhelming amounts of productivity with no tolerance for overtime pay/bonuses/raises and treat their current employees like indentured servants - ruling with an iron fist. New ideas are met with cease-and-desist memorandums, advertising is viewed as the only purpose of the company, 'opportunities for growth with different newspapers' translates into 'when qualified employees leave we'll ask you to move/commute 100 miles away or threaten to end your position' and the consistent office aura is 'I hope I don't get fired today' instead of 'How can I make my paper better today'. Salaries/benefits are paltry. Tech is outdated. If you don't get the idea at this point, Womack might be good for you.
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Womack Response
9y
It would seem this person works for a different company than the one I am familiar. Yes, we have deadlines. Yes we need Advertising in order to pay our employees and keep the lights on! But we are very fair and very rarely ever have the need to fire anyone. And yes we are very proud of the fact that when a position opens at one of our 19 community newspapers we first offer it to our existing employees. and yes it would almost alway require relocating or a change in commute. As far as being forced to go to another paper that has only happened when an office has closed or been restructured. I recommend anyone interested in joining Womack Publishing, pick up one of our newspapers or one of our many magazines and decide if this is a product you would like to be part of.
In closing , We support a fast paced, fun, relaxed work enviroment with the majority of our employees having been with us over 5 years and many over 15 years. We wish this person well and hope their new job is a better fit.
Richard I. Ingram
General Manager
434.432.1654