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    Updated October 12, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Great people who bring a ton of talent" (in 13 reviews)

    • "Employees were nice, fast-pace work environment to set up for Super Bowl" (in 13 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Low salaries across the board and a lack of work / life balance are the toughest obstacles for me" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Frequent turnover among contract employees, it's definitely competitive for full-time job placement; however, those with" (in 22 reviews)

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    1. "Professional Athlete"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at NFL full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits
      Great people
      Great work

      Cons

      There are no cons here

    2. "Live Content Correspondent Program"

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      Current Employee - Live Content Correspondent in Miami, FL
      Current Employee - Live Content Correspondent in Miami, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at NFL part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Access to every game to shoot and capture content. You have the ability to network like crazy. If you're a football fan you'll be, professionally, around a ton of players. All NFL League employees are amazingly helpful and guiding.

      Cons

      Long hours and pay is great if you're young but as a professional a little low balling.

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up!

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    3. Helpful (3)

      "A Peek Inside Chaos"

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      Current Employee - Manager In LA Office in Culver City, CA
      Current Employee - Manager In LA Office in Culver City, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at NFL full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      If you can get on the good side of leadership in the Los Angeles office, you are fortunate and likely headed for a promotion. The main way to do this is to look and speak like the leadership and become one of their "yes" men.

      The New York office is much more of a 3/5 star workplace from my time spent there. It's corporate, but it's predictable.

      Cons

      The environment is toxic and the leadership they have in place shows no interest in improving things, instead doubling down on questionable strategy (usually pulled from the latest TechCrunch article or Twitter trend) or more dangerously, using data to paint inaccurate results to further their cause.

      Seeing extremely junior employees be promoted to Director with reckless abandon is not only disappointing, it's dangerous. Inexperience and ego reigns supreme, thanks to way-too-early promotions. This is a combustible situation and is publicly very apparent given the consistent bugs and issues (or lack of growth) across all key products. Each week of the season brings new issues that we can only shake our head at.

      For a company so blatantly focused on revenue, it's amazing they continue to ignore the poor job the leadership in LA is doing.

      Inexperience is rewarded with Promotion... Egos are inflated... Numbers and metrics don't hit goals.... Rinse... Repeat.

      Advice to Management

      It's time to clean house, or consider reversing some of the horrible decisions you've made, including promotions for a select few who look, speak and walk like you.

    4. "Great pay, awesome experience"

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      Former Employee - Intern - Hourly
      Former Employee - Intern - Hourly

      I worked at NFL (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great pay. Awesome experience. Get to travel with team. Meet players

      Cons

      Have to go home at the end of the day

    5. "Coordinator"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at NFL full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Young corporate culture, fast pace environment, travel to all major events, can get your hands involved in lots different projects

      Cons

      Low compensation for the amount of hours, little focus on professional development, upward growth is challenging, more low-level "busy" work than strategic development/planning

      Advice to Management

      Spend more time working with your employees to get to know their interests as well as how you can help them learn and grow as leaders. Give lower level employees more opportunity to manage their own projects

    6. "Events"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at NFL full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Experience. Great Pay. Great People

      Cons

      None. I do not know any cons at this time

    7. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Comfortable and productive environment, fun to work there for sure as a sports fan

      Cons

      HR communication is slow sometimes

    8. Helpful (1)

      "NFL is fun for awhile"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at NFL part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great opportunity to meet a lot of people that are really smart.
      Depending on which department, it can be a great opportunity to build a career.
      You get to see the games and great exposure.

      Cons

      Can be a high stress environment because of the nature of the business.

      Advice to Management

      Make sure that diversity training is put into affect.

    9. Helpful (8)

      "Rough but exciting, just like the sport."

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      Former Employee - Contractor in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Contractor in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at NFL full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      You'll work on the biggest brand in professional sports, have the opportunity to stretch yourself professionally if you demonstrate initiative, and learn more in a year there than you will in five years at other companies. Digital Media, NFL Network, and NFL Films are the more creative parts of the organization, but NY is where the power resides. Working at the NFL is a gateway to many future opportunities in sports and media if that's your career path and you're ready to be aggressive. No matter how long you work there, you will develop a deep appreciation for the sport, a more competitive mindset, and many lifelong friendships.

      Cons

      The season never ends. All NFL employees understand that football is a 365 day business which makes work-life balance next to impossible. You gotta love the sport and the business of football to thrive here long term. Very political at every level, and especially between the NY, NJ, and CA offices. Senior execs are engaged in Game of Thrones warfare to unseat and upend each other. #metoo behavior is rampant and HR turns a blind eye until it can't. Salaries are below market for most positions until you reach VP level. The best people do their tour of duty and move on to bigger and better roles in other companies. Lifers tend to be more risk averse, and less open to new ideas, trumpeting the dreaded phrase "this is how we've always done it."

      Advice to Management

      Innovation requires investment. Great people are burning out and leaving because headcount for new positions is scarce. More training and coaching for new Directors and VPs, some of whom have little or no prior managerial experience, and very few internal role models. Look beyond loyalty to the shield for truly innovative leaders, and stop drinking your own Kool Aid when it comes to liabilities like CTE, player domestic abuse, gender discrimination, #metoo, and civil justice.

    10. "Professional Athlete"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at NFL full-time

      Pros

      -Play the game you love
      -Travel
      -Money
      -Exciting Fans
      -Team

      Cons

      -Stability
      -Business Not Just about Football

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