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Essence Communications Reviews

2.9

36% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)
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Caroline Wanga

74% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Essence Communications has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Essence Communications employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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42 reviews
1.0
29 Sept 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Exciting to be apart of one of the most iconic Black media brands.

Cons

Essence Communications Inc. is a complete joke, run by the most incompetent “leaders” only looking out for their own good and pockets. At the beginning of the year, the company had mass layoffs making the working environment stressful with very few resources. Then there was the scandal of take back ESSENCE that happened this summer and the “internal investigation” that was really only a PR cover-up. Fast forward to the current furloughs. Totally irresponsible. We worked our butts off during the virtual Essence Fest while leadership knew this was coming. Early measures could have saved people’s jobs and allowed employees to receive pandemic assistance. This magazine is going to fold and it is extremely sad to see. What once was a dream job turned into a nightmare. Best of luck to the 5 people who remain on staff.

3.0
30 Nov 2021

Really Difficult Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The brand has an amazing legacy with great access. The idea of ESSENCE and the history and the staff's love for the brand is special.

Cons

Sadly, this was one of the hardest jobs I've ever had, mostly because of the internal messiness. I wanted to love it and tried to hype myself up every morning before work -- but it was just so hard. SO much drama, internal bickering, lack of professional boundaries, very hard to trust folks bc of so much division and secretive behaviors. It may be better now, but it was a crazy experience that required some therapy to overcome, mentally.

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