A Toxic Mess: Don’t Work Here - The iHeart Story - Designer iHeartMedia Employee Review

1.0
5 July 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I've made close friends during my time there, back when the office environment allowed everyone to be more social. A great stepping stone to get some good pieces in your portfolio and then leave.

Cons

TOXIC FOR WOMEN: The entire 5 years I've been at iHeart, not a single female has been promoted within my team. I have also experienced sexism in this office. It's been so disheartening and surprising how often I've seen hardworking, passionate, ambitious women overlooked again and again while their lesser male counterparts are constantly promoted. Most of the people who quit are women. NO RAISES: Don't expect to advance at iHeart. People are hardly ever given a raise and if you do get a raise because of a promotion (also rare especially if you're a woman), you get nickels. I haven't received a raise the entire time I was there. I begged for a cost of living raise and was refused. I asked for anything, even 1 extra vacation day, just for any indication that they valued me as employee and they still refused. UNHEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT: The office environment is not supportive or trusting. We have been told that upper management doesn't like when enough of us aren't at our desks. So while the entire office may be out early for a holiday, our team has to stay put. It's frowned upon if you leave the office at 6pm. I also had so many sick days accumulated because I was never sick so when I had to use one, it somehow became an issue with management, NOT because of work, but because management has issues with power and control.

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5.0
16 Apr 2026
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Pros

The team is very straightforward and helpful and they are willing to give you whatever tools necesary to win. One of the best teams I have ever worked with to be honestly.

Cons

Not many but you need to be flexible with hours as this is production work but that is industry standard.

1.0
16 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company had really good happy hours and events to attend. Food almost everyday.

Cons

Awful management team. Everyone will plot against you if they see potential. Very political culture and one boss there is a weak male figure in the office. If he doesn’t like you all the other managers follow suit. Mind you he has no power at all yet managers at his same level report to him. Must be experienced to work there really come in with a book of business with accounts that have lots of money because that’s all they care about. They will use and abuse you then cast you to the side make sure you have a second job to lean on. Frequent layoffs no managers of color either. Lots of red flags in the begging do not ignore them.

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