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Michael S. (Mike) Perlis
57 Ratings
Pros
"Good work life balance, nice people" (in 8 reviews)
"good work environment, nice colleagues" (in 7 reviews)
Cons
"Pay is terrible and upper management could care less about employees" (in 7 reviews)
"Certain editors get a free pass on the rules" (in 7 reviews)
"Journalist"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Forbes full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Good company to work with
Cons
No cons to work with
Forbes2020-01-09"Good for name association, bad for money; erratic managing staff"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Negative OutlookI worked at Forbes
Pros
They offer a strong brand name to associate with. Their information systems are decent and they have a significant amount of guides and resources to utilize to assist with your work as a Contributor.
Cons
Terrible cost-benefit from a money standpoint. Very micro-managing and volatile staff and unclear expectations. You’ll spend endless amounts of time and may well not even get paid due to their high thresholds. I found the staff managing the Contributors to have issues with expectations, timeliness, and sometimes honesty too.
Continue readingForbes2020-03-04"Good place with good people"
I have been working at Forbes full-time for more than a year
Pros
Morale is generally good, lots of young people, opportunities to be involved in major stories and projects in some capacity from the start
Cons
Contributor moderation is a pain
Forbes2019-12-15- Helpful (7)
"A great place to work for a year or two then GET OUT!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Forbes full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
-Some great people work here, unfortunately they are pushed out and treated poorly -A great brand name - will look good on your resume -A great place to work for a year a two then, get out -Good work life balance
Cons
-Management is a mess -Many continuous restructures in order to fix problems across the organization, instead of firing or fixing the actual problem -No career growth opportunity -Management only promotes employees that are incompetent and white - so they can control you -Unless you're on the sales or product team - you won't be treated with any respect -Underpaid because they use the Forbes brand name -Located in JERSEY CITY -Many mean internal departments -HR is useless and let's racism and poor treatment slide
Continue readingForbes2019-09-24 - Helpful (1)
"Great enviroment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Forbes part-time for more than a year
Pros
Location, environment, staff, clean, modern
Cons
None that I can think of
Forbes2019-05-30 "Great place to work."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Forbes full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Top brand with professional people dating back to when Malcolm Forbes was still in charge!
Cons
I cannot think of any major detractors.
Forbes2018-12-21- Helpful (2)
"Like Family: Loving and Dysfunctional."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Forbes full-time
Pros
The people the people the people the people. Incredible, driven, smart, fun, great people. Among the best in media.
Cons
The business has been under painful pressure for a decade, skidding from one bad PE ownership structure to another. This has created a lot of problems as the numbers never, ever match up with the projected expectations of the pitchbooks during the sales. It's a never-ending scramble for User growth, page views, ad impressions, slideshows, and on and on. It will never end. That's the reality of the industry, and Forbes, with no larger organization to lean on for help, has been hit harder than most.
Continue readingForbes2018-11-02 "Good company, great benefits"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Forbes full-time
Pros
Exposure to great content, great benefits
Cons
Doesn't pay too well, not a fan of company culture
Continue readingForbes2018-10-31"Manager"
I worked at Forbes full-time
Pros
Enjoyed working with various teams.
Cons
Salary can be challenging.
Forbes2018-09-07- Helpful (5)
"Boss was a micromanager"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Forbes full-time for more than a year
Pros
Access you get to plan events with amazing sponsors, high networth people, influencers and world changers
Cons
My boss was a total micromanager and she has been there for decades. If you're not working in sales or editorial then the company culture is super old school, especially in the events department. Very little room for growth and mentorship in her department. Base pay is very low and small raises come every 2 years or so.
Continue readingForbes2018-09-12
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