Does Orange County Register pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Orange County Register employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Orange County Register. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Orange County Register?

28% of Orange County Register employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Orange County Register 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Orange County Register?

Reporter (12) , Account Executive (4) , Advertising Account Executive (2) , Advertising Sales Consultant (2) , Community Reporter (2) , Journalist (2) , Journalist/Reporter (2) , News Editor (2) , Photojournalist (2) , Sales (2)

What are the pros of working at Orange County Register according to real employee reviews?

"Great coworkers." ((in 4 reviews)); "working, dedicated colleagues who worked harder and harder for less and less over the last few years." ((in 3 reviews)); "Lots of opportunities to write and received lots of good feedback from editors and mentors." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Orange County Register according to real employee reviews?

"The owners made some risky business decisions, were too aggressive in their forecasts, placing the company in jeopardy, which led to massive layoffs and major blows to the brand!" ((in 6 reviews)); "Management was disorganized when it came to last minute initiatives." ((in 6 reviews)); "No job security in industry" ((in 3 reviews)); "Not much leadership in the photo department." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Orange County Register redundancies in 2026?

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

Orange County Register Reviews

2.9

28% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Ron Hasse

64% approve of CEO

10% positive business outlook

Orange County Register has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Orange County Register employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

80 reviews

3.0

27 Apr 2024

Worked with Good People, but the Company Does Not Appreciated Us

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great colleagues. They made it worth sticking around.

Cons

In over 5 years, I never received a raise. I know some people there who went over 10 years without a raise (and who had to take a pay cut at some points.)

2.0

3 May 2017

Senior features editor

Deputy design editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people, paper and location

Cons

The two owners at the time had no newspaper experience and therefore made some unbelievable decisions that cost a lot of people including myself to be laid off.

3.0

2 Apr 2017

Shell of former glory

Photojournalist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good, authentic people work in the trenches. One of the funnest geographic areas to cover in the country. Covers a very wealthy area that includes Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and a large of array of unique personalities with unique hobbies and interests that make for great storytelling. Great equipment pool for photojournalists.

Cons

Editors have their favorites. No system to mentor newer photojournalists. At the time I was there they were swung back and forth from focus on print to focus on new media. Probably should've focused on new media. Community journalists have a hard time getting noticed and exposure. Photojournalist have about 4 different bosses on any given assignment and no one fighting for their concerns. Not much leadership in the photo department. Had to work "piece work" (overtime, if available) to make ends meet in OC. Most journalist required to commute from LA county because they couldn't afford to live in county.

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