McClatchy Reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(328 total reviews)
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Tony Hunter

68% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

McClatchy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 328 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The McClatchy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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328 reviews
1.0
15 Mar 2019

Company is a dumpster fire

Anonymous employee
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Pros

they bought a nice version of Salesforce.

Cons

Company is dying quickly. They are trying to slice their way to profitability, getting rid of some truly GREAT people. Have you ever heard of a company laying off salespeople and leaders who are exceeding goals? Well, you have now. If somebody good is miraculously hired here, despite the terrible wages, no career advancement opportunities, dilapidated facilities, ancient technology, and downright evil execs, they won’t stay long. Leadership, right up to the top of the organization, squashes good ideas and is terrified to take risks. Not a single competitive digital advantage. Not one. There are wonderful people in the media planning and research teams, but they are forced to create plans with ridiculously high profit margins, which makes any media plan uncompetitive. Any customer worth his or her salt will ask your rates for SEM a management—when you have to say “30 percent,” you’ll be lucky not to be laughed out of the building.

1.0
18 Feb 2017
Recommend
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Pros

None, but I have to fill this space with at least 20 words and I have now fulfilled that requirement.

Cons

Being in fear of speaking about Conservative values, God - anything that extreme Liberals find offensive. Journalism should be unbiased.

2.0
27 July 2016

Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Coworkers on the ground are smart and work hard.

Cons

Leadership has lost its transparency. Ever since corporate did what is essentially a hostile takeover on McClatchy Interactive, the company has become the titanic.

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