Sinclair Broadcast Group Employee Reviews about "sinclair"

Pros

They offer a higher starting wage than any company in the industry. All employees make $15 an hour. Because Sinclair is such a large company, they are able to provide pretty solid benefits. There are opportunities for upward mobility if you are willing to work for them.

Cons

I don't remember there being cons unique to Sinclair. The company suffers the same things you'll find across the industry. Smaller market stations are disorganized and stressful, but it's like that everywhere.

Pros

News environment (fast-paced), ability to construct and design your own news show.

Cons

High stress, low pay. You'll mostly be running stories on structure fires and car accidents. Also, you'll have to run certain content that Sinclair makes you run (regardless if it is newsworthy). Everyone makes $15 an hour, and overtime is very restricted. When I worked there they only allowed 4 hours of overtime for the ENTIRE station....

Pros

Great culture, great people. Amazing digital products to sell. Leadership is professional and has great vision. So happy to have found Sinclair.

Cons

I can't think of any at this point. Covid has hit businesses so hard over the past couple of years but this company has adjusted and been great through it all.

Pros

It's a giant company that has solid benefits and isn't going anywhere anytime soon. They try as best they can to keep up with savvier competition, and keep investing. They also took excellent care of their employees during the COVID Crisis. If you are white, Republican, and very good at sales, there's really no drawback.

Cons

Let's put it this way: If you work for Sinclair in any capacity, you either agree with the Trumpy culture or have your morals take a backseat. The higher up you go, the more extreme it has to be. This results in a lot of racist management and decision-makers. During my 5+ year career in a multicultural market, not one POC was hired to any management position during any time, and almost every black person who left the company files an official report that they felt racially prejudiced. Even white, liberal, employees have complained about being politically targeted my management -- but the job can be so subjective, management can make up just about anything to fire you "with cause." If you have another solid choice and you're anything but white and conservative, I suggest taking the alternative.

Pros

-Succeed at Sinclair, you can succeed anywhere

Cons

-Pay far below market average -Extreme micromanagement and zero trust in their employees -Unable to move up unless someone quits -Favoritism at all levels of the company -Recognizes almost no paid holidays - Extremely poor work-life balance -Managers are typically lifers with the company -Extreme lack of diversity all around at all levels of the organization

Pros

It's a good entrance to the business side of television broadcasting. You'll work pretty independently, so it's good for an introvert.

Cons

Stakes can be high. One mistake can be worth thousands of dollars. You won't get thanked for the 99% of copy that's correct, but yelled at for the one that's wrong. Sinclair is also right wing, so only work here with you don't mind their politics.

Pros

You can get paid well and it’s sometimes fun. It’s not hard work but it’s a lot of work.

Cons

You will be a robot. Just another number amongst the others. Some people despise Sinclair because they are trump supporters and that can hurt your sales sometimes.