Beware of fake reviews - Anonymous employee Hurst Media Employee Review

1.0
3 Feb 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Colleagues were sensational, great people eager to help. Collaborative environment (Production department) - Great for networking - Broad portfolio, great names in the media Industry

Cons

- Honest sit downs with your line manager regarding employment conditions will result in you being pulled into the MD’s office without notice, who will brag about how well the business is doing despite an entire department leaving for being severely underpaid. - expect calls on your personal phone after working hours or on holidays. - expect to work (unpaid) overtime more often than not. Management will book more ad slots than they are able to sell, resulting in teams having to work overtime every single week to meet 5-minute deadlines. This isn’t a one off, this is the pattern. - Copywriters and Sales Consultants have been asked to write fake, glowy reviews on Glassdoor to hide the negative (realistic) ones. Watch out for the writing style in these ‘awesome’ reviews - it’s always the same language.

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4.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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Cons

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1.0
17 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- first-hand experience of working under a narcissistic control freak. - office next to a pub.

Cons

- MD is happy to threaten current and former employees. Here's proof from a previous Glassdoor review, dated 15 July 2022, titled "Toxic control freak MD—Media Sales Consultant Hurst Media Employee Review." - Zero respect for staff, would always have an issue if you were sick, had doctor appointments, family emergencies or even booked annual leave well in advance. - They'd make you come in half an hour early at 8:30, but the MD wasn't even there then. - Worse staff turnover than a student pub in the summer break. - Awful office space, no culture or personality to it at all. - Team spirit and morale was always low. - MD is a wannabe Jordan Belfort, just comes across as a failed David Brent impressionist. - Glassdoor full of fake 5 star reviews, just look at 15th January 2024. four reviews all rated 5 star in one day... as well as many similar reviews around that same time. Screams of desperation to me, and maybe an untaxable cash bonus?

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