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"Work Life Balance when you are managing your time wisely" (in 39 reviews)
"great people worked well together" (in 47 reviews)
Cons
"There is no more work life balance" (in 23 reviews)
"Upper management is not approachable" (in 41 reviews)
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"Great Work Environment"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Gannett full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Members are committed to having effective teams and everyone is constantly working to assist each other.
Cons
Constant Changes with very little consideration for adjustment time.
Advice to Management
More communication on the vision and goals to all individuals including Part Time in order to know how we can contribute to the Company growth as individuals
Gannett 2018-01-15 12:03 PST![Gannett Logo]()
"Marketing manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Gannett full-time
Pros
Autonomy, good work environment, free parking
Cons
Downsizing led to lack of efficiency and inability to do jobs well
Gannett 2018-06-15 18:42 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Auto sinking"
StarStarStarStarStarNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Gannett full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Professional, good benefits, effort is there
Cons
Automotive is a sinking ship.
Advice to Management
Taking away commissions never ends well.
Gannett 2018-06-15 14:05 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Gannett, started off great! then ended not so good."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI have been working at Gannett full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great team atmosphere! Everyone helps everyone, at the local level things work seamlessly. My bosses were excellent!
Cons
Some corporate decisions effect their employees in a negative way. One day you think job security is great then then next day you walk into work not knowing how long you will have a job.
Gannett 2018-06-14 07:35 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Graphic Designer"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Gannett full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great atmosphere, talented coworkers, good benefits
Cons
Rock bottom pay. They count overtime as anything over 80 hours for the pay period, so you could work 50 hours one week and think that you're getting a lot of overtime pay, only to have your week shortened the next week to even it out to 40 hours per week. Not an employee friendly practice.
Advice to Management
Either pay designers above what a stocker at a grocery store would make, or outsource your design jobs.
Gannett 2018-06-15 00:47 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Not for everyone"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Gannett full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Compensation and flexibility. Great co-workers.
Cons
Management by the numbers results in really bad decision making. No clear core values or mission. They claim to support local business, readers and journalism but focus only on low margin ReachLocal digital marketing services. Nothing unique about Reach Local products. Reducing quality content while raising prices is not a good business model.
Advice to Management
It is probably too late but don't abandon the local brands and don't give up on good journalism.
Gannett 2018-06-13 05:00 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Amazing teams of underpaid people who work hard and care about their jobs"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Gannett full-time
Pros
They generally present as a forward-facing company that seems to care about innovation and branding, and often hires amazing, talented, motivated people. The teams of creators I've worked with have been great.
Cons
It's a huge corporation and change often comes slowly, and after long, drawn-out debate at high levels that aren't in contact with the newsrooms that are in actual contact with people. Strategy sometimes seems non-existent or irrelevant, and focus is generally too much on print-based approaches still.
Advice to Management
Pay your content producers more so your actual product, the information, remains good over time and builds its client base on the quality of that product. Rather than giving bonuses to marketing people or continuing down the road of outdated and print-based revenue models, pay the reporters and innovators and media producers enough to keep them on long-term so the young talent doesn't flee after a year or two. Let them try things, build rapport with people, and most importantly, pay them enough to entice them to stay on and invest in the brand and the company.
Gannett 2018-05-29 12:25 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Senior Sales Executive"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Gannett full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great support and training .. unlimited income potential
Cons
Ever increasing challenge due to company still being viewed as a "newspaper" company - not easy convincing potential customers that we can support all of their marketing needs
Advice to Management
Do more company based marketing to help spread the work that this company is a full service multi-platform marketing company .. and not just a newspaper company
Gannett 2018-05-24 11:38 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Inside sales representative"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Gannett full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good culture. Uncapped commission. Monday-Friday. Chance to increase salary twice in first year after 6 month mark and when you hit goal 3 months in a row.
Cons
Low base rate - not competitive with salary. Not a lot of room for growth. Average benefits.
Advice to Management
Higher base salary. More incentives.
Gannett 2018-05-23 16:30 PDT![Gannett Logo]()
"Former Management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Gannett full-time
Pros
Good benefits and time off.
Cons
High turnover of employees. Long hours with little life work balance. Negative culture.
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees more often and encourage new ideas.
Gannett 2018-06-06 13:38 PDT
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