Hoffman Media Reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

28% positive business outlook

Hoffman Media has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hoffman Media employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews
1.0
6 Sept 2014

Work hard, long hours, no one's happy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's a job, and if you need a job in publishing, editorial, photography, or lifestyle content, this is a place with a paycheck.

Cons

I didn't meet anyone who really wanted to work there any longer than they had to. I think the owners, the Hoffman's, do that on purpose, so they'll never have to pay for retirement benefits. If you're salaried, or white collar, then you probably wouldn't get time for lunch, and this is M-F, every week of the year, you worked through lunch time --- which you were supposed to get time for. This is really bad management of people. For the occasional big project, working through lunch and breaks is understandable, but every day??? Several employees showed me where to find hidden stashes of food, in case you got hungry and hadn't brought a lunch bag to eat at your desk or in the studios. They prefers to hire young women, with the hopes that they'll quit after awhile to stay home and raise kids. The morale was terrible. The owners looked at their employees like a bothersome group, but they had to be somewhat decent to them, to keep their profits going. I was told that Paula Deen's magazines are the real reason this company stays in business, as she has huge multi-year contracts with them, so they don't have to depend on advertising clients like other media. Again, work there if you need work, but keep expectations low.

1.0
21 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of my co-workers there were the best I've ever known--hardworking, passionate, caring and creative. The good ones there take care of each other and find a way to make it worthwhile, even as management tries to tear you down while you and the rest of the team churn out quality publications for them. If you find yourself without a job and Hoffman is your only option, you will find some good people there.

Cons

As I write this review (May 2016), there are two other negative reviews about Hoffman Media on this site. I can vouch for their accuracy, 100 percent. There's no need to rehash what others have stated so well.

1.0
10 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pretty nice coworkers. Friday afternoons off. Free food. OK location.

Cons

Owners's sons run everything. One didn't even go to college but thinks he knows everything abut layout design and what makes a good cover. No chance to succeed unless your in with the right people. Too much work for not enough employees. Have to use all your paid time off if you take maternity leave. Pretty low salaries all around.

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