Manhattan Neighborhood Network Reviews

The CEO runs the whole operation in a paranoid and distrustful way. The team spirit and morale in the building is very low because of his incompetent choices and constant interference and terrible judgement. He puts people in jobs that they shouldn't be doing and then gets upset when they are not good at things they were not hired to do. A good boss who is a good planner would never make this mistake but this mistake is made all the time at MNN. He gets upset about all the bad reviews here on Glassdoor but he never thinks to look in the mirror and change his ways. The executive team is threatened by people who have experience and know what they are doing and would rather undermine them than support them. HR is not very reliable, because they work lock step with management and are not a help in dealing with problems. Its a very unhappy environment with a lot of nice people who are very dejected working for bad management and I had to leave to get away from it. My health improved a lot after I did. The executives all make a lot of money and the salaries for everyone else are poor. Their salaries are publicly available and it's shocking what a grift this is. So this isn't worth it. You can find a better workplace than this.

If you are a minority, you will find it hard to work your way up. Don't get excited about a promotion or a huge raise. You will not get it. Go in with very low expectations, and you will be disappointed anyway. The whole company is ran by privileged people who make sure you know they are in power. They will do anything to keep your hours at a minimum to keep you from receiving benefits. HR is rude and feels superior to everyone, yet cannot answer any questions, and sends you off to someone else outside of the company. Why work there if you cannot do anything? Many employees express their unhappiness, but are stuck there because MNN is the only job they have had. You will most likely get the job, but will quickly realize you cannot do anything because you have to go through a whole hierarchy to get an "okay." You will also realize the decision making process is easier in a kindergarten class. Don't expect to learn anything, since no one is qualified for their job title. No one with talent or skills remains with the company long enough because you will quickly feel and experience the bully tactics all of the upper management does. This goes for both 59th St. and Firehouse locations. Higher ranked employees talk poorly and badly about the community producers, whom are the reason they are even employed. This place is a scam anyway. You will only become a certified producer for MNN. You cannot use your certification elsewhere. Avoid this place at all costs. You'll thank me later.