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Burn out - Field Manager Times Publishing Co. Employee Review

2.0
28 Mar 2023
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Pros

Night hours Independent contractors can be nice

Cons

The work is somewhat stressful as a Field Manager. You're expected to deal with upwards of 80+ independent contractors. The work was 7 days a week pre pandemic then it switched to 2 days a week and mandatory days to come in. The job responsibilities don't match the pay. You're expected to scan. Sign contracts with independent contractors (26 pages long). Work 10-14 hours at a time. With no breaks. If a contractor doesn't show up you and your team must communicate ( which doesn't happen) between the center and other managers out in the field ( almost every employee in the center is a authority figure) and it doesn't work well. Then deliver the paper routes that are long tedious and sometimes dangerous areas. You will mostly drive your vehicle. You will work doubles or mornings and nights. You will be expected to call people and recruit independent contractors as well as call irate customers and talk them down out of dropping the newspaper. And if your metrics aren't good enough you'll be talked to and under a magnifying glass. You're expected to get people to sign contracts.And fulfilling unrealistic status quotas.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Great Healthcare Benefits. Newspaper Subscription Discounts.

Cons

Working at Erie Times is a nightmare. They interview you for a specific job then once you are hired they assign additional jobs/duties to your schedule and expect you to stay after your shift ends to complete your work overload. Stay away from classified advertising unless you are in dire need on a job. There is a female supervisor who will yell at you, embarrass you in front of your peers, call you in a meeting three times a week and give you dirty looks if you dare call in sick. This supervisor will hold unscheduled reviews at the drop of a hat. You will be sitting at your desk and get an email inviting you for an impromptu review. You will also have a formal review every month. Depending on your race or ethnicity, you will be watched carefully. Every time you take a bathroom break or stop for coffee that will be counted against you. You will be over-worked and underpaid. Erie Times News is one of the worst company to work for. Stay away, for your own sanity and peace of mind.

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