Guardian News & Media Reviews

Pros

-excellent colleagues -outstanding journalism; it's a privilege to work for a paper that breaks the types of stories we do -in NY office at least, people are open to ideas and will try to support them whenever they can

Cons

-can be slow and clunky b/c too many management levels -feels like there's an impenetrable inner circle so can feel hard to see how you can progress -poor formal development structure

Advice to Management

live our values; develop talent; don't reward those who shout the loudest

Pros

diverse staff, great resources, comfortable environment

Cons

divided office, not enough integration of commercial and editorial

Advice to Management

more team building, increased team meetings

Pros

Freedom to define personal goals

Cons

Lack of clear strategy and comms

Advice to Management

Be more transparent and inclusive

Pros

Relaxed culture and flexible working.

Cons

Certain ExCo members are on Government payroll.

Pros

Friendly team environment, supportive management.

Cons

Pros outweigh any cons, Not really any major cons that i would make people aware of.

Pros

Some nice really talented people it's a shame management does not allow everyone to shine only the favourites.

Cons

As a working mum this is one of the worse and most un-diverse companies I have ever worked for. I was actually bullied and harassed. Found the environment was very clique with no flexibility. I wanted to take my disabled son to his hospital appointments and I had no flexibility within my own annual leave whist other members of staff were allowed two-hour lunch breaks to do fitness classes! Management style very dictatorary...

Advice to Management

Treat people equally and as humans

Pros

Working with one of the highest calibre development teams you'll find in the UK. Building products that will be used by hundreds of millions of people every day. A fantastic name to have on your CV. It is instant contractor cred. Good benefits and an understanding attitude to illness, disability or bereavement.

Cons

Work is managed poorly and requirements gathering is a mess. Wants to be Agile / Kannan, but is really just waterfall-without-deadlines. Most of the work is very dull; interesting stuff goes to specialist new hires. Promotion and team changes are glacial.

Advice to Management

Find product managers who can give you concrete results, not just glib soundbites. Invest in developer onboarding.

Pros

You get to be around some of the best in their fields, in journalism and technology.

Cons

It's incredibly political - you might say vicious. It's part of the culture. It seems somewhat incongruous given the political values of the organisation, but the internal behaviours can be powerfully negative. I wouldn't join the tech team there now - the leadership that believed in modern practices have left.

Pros

Long term approach to editorially driven journalism. Never worked in a news room with so many experienced and talented people. A positive working environment.

Cons

It can be bureaucratic and frustrating. If you want a start-up media environment, given all the experienced people arond this is not necessarily for you.

Pros

Good company to work for.

Cons

Left due to relocation only.