BNP Media Reviews

There is little to no transparency from upper management. The CEOS sometimes have a yearly address but in the year they make some of the biggest changes in the company they choose not to have one… Communication is a mess. Employees are told one thing and then the opposite is communicated sometimes just a matter of days later. There is little upward mobility and when restructuring did happen this year, opening management positions, they hand-selected candidates and didn't give other employees the chance to apply. Whether or not there is a culture of picking favorites, this is the impression given. Other employees were told that this would open more opportunities, which have yet to be seen. Pay is lower with the understanding that the benefit of having a flexible schedule makes up for low pay, which it would if the “Work Your Way” policy was clear and fair across the board. Lately workloads have been so heavy that it just means I get to take my work home with me if I need to leave the office early. There is little to no support from management for when workloads are overwhelming—managers are either not sufficiently trained to handle these issues or they just can’t do anything about it. When managers are told workloads are overwhelming they say they understand but do nothing. It's clear that upper management only cared about workplace happiness when they were working to get recognized as a Free Press Top Work Place. Last year: specialty coffee day, gelato day, walking club, etc. This year: None of that, more work, no chance for more compensation.

Everything about this company is a con.Person who hired me lured me away from a 14-year job with a lot of false praise and big promises. Created a situation where I had to leave former job in less than two weeks. When I got to BNP, I quickly realized I made a huge mistake gambling my family's well-being on a company with such an unstable working environment. The person tasked with training me gave me little to no help at all. Management all work from home and do little or nothing to help new recruits acclimate to a company with a cold, passive-aggressive culture. (At least 1-3 people left or quit each week during the month I was there.) Worst of all, company publication relies upon advertiser-written and third-party produced content rather than properly serving readership with in-house content. In retrospect, I believe I was hired so company could have a bigger presence at an industry tradeshow that was three weeks away. Every time I had a question, the stock reply was, "Let's get through this show, then we'll talk about it." After returning from the tradeshow, I was summarily let go with no explanation as to why. Worse yet, the person who hired me knew I have a family to support that includes two special-needs children. Using people in such a way might be good for the company, but the effects are devastating for us "insignificant little people" living paycheck to paycheck.