Does IBT Media pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IBT Media employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IBT Media. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IBT Media?

17% of IBT Media employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IBT Media 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.9 for culture and values and 2.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBT Media?

Reporter (10) , Editor (5) , Writer (3) , Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at IBT Media according to real employee reviews?

"Fun people to work with, decent work load but not overwhelming." ((in 6 reviews)); "free bagels on every wed" ((in 3 reviews)); "Colleagues are great." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBT Media according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low." ((in 8 reviews)); "Horrible upper management." ((in 8 reviews)); "Terrible morale, depressing situation, awful management, nobody knows what its happening, and 90% of the direction is from America." ((in 5 reviews)); "Mass layoffs without notice and paying for paid time off.." ((in 3 reviews)); "tempramental, disrespectful, dishonest and distant leadership" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about IBT Media redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IBT Media redundancy and their outlook for job security at IBT Media in 2026.

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IBT Media Reviews

2.1

17% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)

Etienne Uzac

16% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.6

Diversity and inclusion

2.3

Work/Life balance

2.0

Compensation and benefits

2.0

Career opportunities

1.9

Culture and values

1.7

Senior management

IBT Media has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The IBT Media employee rating is 44% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

92 reviews

1.0

19 Dec 2017

Don't consider working here for any reason.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really wonderful journalists and great colleagues.

Cons

Unless you're in a management position, this place treats you like complete garbage. The leadership is incompetent, dishonest, cowardly, arrogant, and verbally abusive. They are terrible and mean-spirited people to the core. The work environment is hostile and discriminatory, morale is low and depression is sky high. People go to bathrooms or outside to cry. Culture aside, if you freelance for them, don't expect to get paid for months (or years). If you work full time, there are no raises, no reviews, no prospects for career growth. You go to work every day anxious that you might be laid off suddenly and cruelly. People are constantly quitting or waiting until they're able to quit. Too many more to go into detail. It's the worst place I've ever set foot in. DO NOT WORK HERE, it's not worth it.

1.0

9 Dec 2016

Ignore the positive reviews.

Reporter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not many pros unless you're fresh out of Columbia U, have some formula for living in this city on that income, and need some clips that no one will read.

Cons

Very many. Why work for a cult? I can see why editors stay -- the comapnmy pays them a adequate salary. Writers are viewed as expendable while execs at the comapny get six-figure salaries to try to boost traffic an ad revenue by other means besides, you know, original journalism.

1.0

17 June 2016

Run, Don't Walk : The True War Stories of IBT Media

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

They are so dysfunctional they probably won't realize you aren't there....? And you would never want to be.

Cons

"Where to begin?", she said, settling into her chair and hovering her fingers over the keys..... Every person in a leadership role at this place is completely and utterly delusional. It's pretty terrifying. I still have nightmares about working here. There is really no way to describe it unless you have lived through it...which I'm pretty sure is the same sentiment Vietnam vets use when asked about their experiences. Oh, also, it's run by a KOREAN RELIGIOUS CULT leader who, get this, has stated on record that he is the SECOND COMING of CHRIST. So, ya know, there's that.

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Jobs at IBT Media

Business and Finance Reporter

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