Great work-life balance at a mission-oriented organization - Anonymous employee The Washington Post Employee Review

5.0
25 Sept 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- work with smart, friendly people across multiple disciplines - great work-life balance - ability to innovate and experiment constantly within your project scope - management is amenable to new ideas and thinking - work on the business side goes directly to support important work in journalism

Cons

- company priorities are not widely distilled across the organization so expect some level of iterative chaos - not a place for clear, linear career progression and promotion - there are elements of legacy corporate mindset lurking across the org - slow (perhaps deliberate) decision making at the top

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We're glad to hear that your role is made great by coworkers, ownership of ideas/projects and the mission-driven nature of The Post. We’d like to hear more about your thoughts on company priorities, career progression, corporate mindset and slow decision making. If you would be willing, feel free to confidentially email us more details to life@washpost.com.

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