Hour Media Reviews

Everything. You are treated as if you don’t matter, and any real experience you have means nothing. It doesn’t matter what you did before coming to Hour or what you bring to the table, your opinions and expertise are shot down every time you speak up. The people in the offices talk down to you. A lot. And if you try to stand up for yourself and/or your coworkers, someone will take their revenge out on you. You’ll end up apologizing to people who don’t deserve it for something you didn’t do. Also, a huge chunk of the people who actually get paid decently aren’t actually qualified for their positions. If you’re a threat to their egos (even if you just want to mind your own business), they will make your life hell. I’ve literally watched files get deleted or purposely modified to ensure that other employees are terminated. There is also a huge problem in regards to sexism and racism. Management will acknowledge that there’s a reason so many women work for this company: because they can and will be paid less than men. I refuse to repeat the things these people have said about anyone who isn’t white in private, but let’s just say that there are quite a few stories that I could tell. Trust no one. Everyone looks out for themselves and will blame anyone else they can if something goes wrong. Oh, and the pay sucks. You could literally make more money at McDonalds and be happier. And hey, at least McDonalds will (usually) pay you overtime. If I could give this company a score of 0 stars, I would.

Terrible pay. Starting salary of $25,000 - non negotiable. They take advantage of recent graduates who are desperate for experience and will accept any salary offered. Many employees, even those at associate or mid-level positions either A. had second jobs B. lived at home with their parents, or C. BOTH. The work is easy enough I guess, but there is no care given to employee retention. They do not value employees - they know people will eventually leave within 8 months because they literally cannot afford to work for this company anymore. They would rather pay people below a living wage and deal with the high turnover than invest in their talent ... and it shows. The quality of work is subpar because what employee would give 100% when they are so obviously undervalued? Benefits are nonexistent. 5 days vacation and 5 "sick days" that you are only allowed to use when you are actually sick. Oh and by the way, this paid time off kicks in only after you've worked there for SIX months. If you have to take any time off prior to that it is deducted from your already minuscule paycheck. The management here is unqualified. There is no upward mobility or room to move around. If you are unhappy they will tell you verbatim to look for another job because "that's how it is here." Overall, it was a degrading experience. No pride. The only motivation I had while working here was motivation to find a better job.