Does Akron Beacon Journal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Akron Beacon Journal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Akron Beacon Journal. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akron Beacon Journal?

56% of Akron Beacon Journal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Akron Beacon Journal 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Akron Beacon Journal according to real employee reviews?

"Most people are friendly and pleasant to work with." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Akron Beacon Journal according to real employee reviews?

"your not respected, pay is horrible, ware and tear on vehicle, truck with papers is always late making it hard to make it to deadline time." ((in 3 reviews)); "forced union participation with no benefit from union" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Akron Beacon Journal redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Akron Beacon Journal redundancy and their outlook for job security at Akron Beacon Journal in 2026.

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3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Bill Albrecht

100% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture and values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

Akron Beacon Journal has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Akron Beacon Journal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

23 reviews

5.0

24 Nov 2021

Great

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

friendly people to work with.

Cons

no free foods and perks

5.0

26 May 2019

best

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

gr8 place to work in this comp.

Cons

nothing to write cons about this inst.

5.0

12 June 2017

Hencher

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Easy job, laid back, flexible

Cons

Low pay, Coworkers are lazy, Newspaper business is dying.

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