The Washington Post

Editorial - Anonymous employee The Washington Post Employee Review

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3 Oct 2018

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Pros

Name recognition is great. It opens many doors, and you'll get access in many different public avenues for story coverage.

Cons

There is no room to grow. The rumor about the old-school leadership being "dinosaurs" is true. It's common to see editors and managers get promoted to their current jobs after great, illustrious careers as writers and reporters. A great reporter, however, doesn't always make a great leader. I've had more than a couple bosses that have horrible "bed-side manners" with volatile temperaments; they lack interpersonal skills. It speaks volumes that they just don't know how to treat their employees professionally. Lots of yelling and trashing people behind their backs, even at team meetings. There's also a culture of blame when mistakes are made. No one owns up. (For example, the photo team blames editorial for their lack of communication, and then the editorial team blames photo team for being slow and stubborn; vice versa). The different teams here do not work well together, and it doesn't look like it's getting better. Also, the pay is generally low and you have to work holidays, as the newsroom never sleeps.

The Washington Post Response

Thanks for taking the time to give us honest feedback. We want to be a great place to work for all and your feedback is helpful in working toward that. We take your points very seriously as career development, breaking down silos, and training our leadership are important to us. Several years ago, we launched The Leadership Project, a program that nurtures a community of leaders looking to develop their leadership capacity and advance The Post’s mission. Through The Leadership Project, managers go through training and exercises to ensure they are leading well. In addition to The Leadership Project, we’re working with the Poynter Institute on advanced leadership training and the second class was completed last week. Inspired by both these efforts, we launched The Growth Project this year to provide all employees with opportunities to develop, learn, and collaborate with each other. Despite these two programs, it sounds like they were not helpful to you. In order for us to grow, we’d love to hear more about your situation. Feel free to confidentially and anonymously e-mail us at life@washpost.com. Thank you!

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