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      6AM City Reviews

      2.6

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (62 total reviews)

      Ryan Johnston

      20% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

      6AM City has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 62 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The 6AM City employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      62 reviews
      2.0
      30 Oct 2024

      6AM City has lost the plot

      City editor
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      Pros

      - Editors and marketing team folks are really, really fantastic people. Some of the best you will ever work with. - If they decide to keep things actually local, you will get to make incredible connections in the community and have truly amazing life experiences.

      Cons

      6AM City was once a place that focused on something this world lacks: hyper-local, encouraging journalism and content. In the last 12-18 months, 6AM City has completely abandoned this model and is now simply a content machine to make as much money as possible, probably to compensate for the unfortunate business decisions made 3 years ago to expand to 20+ markets with no where near enough research or funding. Fantastic employees have been suffering from those decisions three years ago ever since. In my 2 and a half years at 6AM City, I witnessed 5 layoffs/restructures of the organization. Y'all -- stay away. I wish I could tell you you had any job security here, but you do not. Since their deal with TEGNA, 6AM City has half-closed markets down in various cities where they now have one person from across the country produce weekly content for. How is this hyper-local journalism? Why is someone from the Midwest or East Coast reporting on the best restaurants in Sacramento? It is so disingenuous and so far from what this mission was two years ago. It is really, really sad. The whiplash I experienced working here of being moved around teams, being given a different managing editor four times in 10 months, and after 2 and a half years being laid off...it's really something. I wish I had more positive things to say about my time at 6AM City, but I honestly feel screwed over after the amount of effort and trust I put in that the leadership here would finally get it right. Also -- if you are a City Editor, good luck taking your unlimited PTO. You have to prewrite content for a majority of your time off and it is almost more stressful to take a vacation than it is to just work. The support is not there.

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      6AM City Response
      10mo
      Thank you for sharing your experience and for recognizing the dedication of our editors and marketing team. We’re proud of the passion our people bring to serving their communities. We also acknowledge your concerns about restructuring and local coverage. Over the past two years, 6AM City has made difficult but necessary decisions to create a sustainable and profitable business model. Centralizing certain content functions has helped reduce the burden on local teams, while still allowing us to highlight what makes each city unique. Our goal remains the same: to celebrate cities by producing engaging, positive local content while building a stable future for our employees. We are committed to refining our operations, improving support for editors, and staying focused on our mission.
      1.0
      23 June 2025

      People are great, leadership is not.

      City editor
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      Pros

      Working with the other editors.

      Cons

      Leadership doesn't know what they're doing and there's no job security.

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      6AM City Response
      10mo
      Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear you valued the collaboration with your fellow editors. Teamwork is central to our culture at 6AM City. In recent years, our leadership team has restructured the company to strengthen long-term stability and ensure sustainable growth across all markets. These changes were made to improve job security, streamline operations, and better support our all of our internal teams. We remain committed to building a strong, resilient company where employees can grow their careers while continuing to deliver high-quality local content.
      3.0
      12 July 2024

      Supportive coworkers, poor leadership

      City editor
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      Pros

      From interview to onboarding to continued collaborative work, 6AM employees are more than welcoming and helpful. For younger hires, it's a great jumping-off point into a journalism/media career — there's many opportunities to flex your creative muscles and a lot of freedom to try new things. Another pro is that you get your own laptop, phone, monitor, keyboard + mouse, and a stipend for a remote work setup.

      Cons

      Leadership is poor and not transparent. In a start-up, it makes sense that there are a lot of changes to adapt to. But without explanation, clear reasoning, or a time for us to voice feedback, it leaves us at the bottom of the food chain in the dark. Even managers below directors wouldn't be in the loop with everything, posing even more questions about the organization + communication styles of 6AM. There's too many empty promises made. We're told that we're secure and that there's plans being put into place to boost 6AM without anymore layoffs. Well, here's someone who was told that, and then laid off in a group Zoom. Sure, cutting back is normal. But opening new markets in the midst of closing others, is a slap in the face. Also, don't expect quick upward mobility. Despite showing tremendous growth after two years, I wasn't in talks with my manager about a raise until a week before I was laid off. "Too expensive" was a phrase heard by a lot of us frequently about our market. Bad business decisions lead to frantic decisions where leadership has to constantly support employees after drastic changes that really affect team dynamics. Morale is low, and how are you supposed to feel secure in a job like that?

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      6AM City Response
      10mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. While we regret to hear that your experience was not positive, we’d like to clarify that 6AM City is committed to building a professional, inclusive, and supportive workplace. Over the past several years, we have restructured our operations to strengthen leadership, improve transparency, and create a sustainable, profitable company. We have also taken deliberate steps to advance pay equity, broaden diversity initiatives, and establish clearer career pathways for our employees. Our mission remains to celebrate cities and create a workplace where all team members can contribute and grow.
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