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Progressive Business Publications Reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(165 total reviews)

Edward Satell

61% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Progressive Business Publications has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 165 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Progressive Business Publications 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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165 reviews
1.0
27 July 2013
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Management couldn't care less what employees do day-to-day, so feel free to come in for only a few hours a day, "work" from home, and wear your pajamas into the office. No one will notice or care.

Cons

Revenue has dropped to a fraction of what it was just a few years ago, and upper management is desperately trying to find ANYTHING that will make a few bucks. Whether it's legal or ethical is not part of their concern. In my time there, I uncovered cases of plagiarism and was aware of several cases of sexual harassment -- none of which upper management was willing to deal with. Instead, they got rid of the "complainers" rather than address the illegal activities their own employees were engaging in. They're shutting down products left and right which led to multiple layoffs and/or not hiring replacements for the MANY people who have left in the past two years. A job here is probably better than the unemployment office -- but not by much. Staying here too long will destroy your career -- and your soul.

1.0
27 Apr 2015

False reviews get you nowhere

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Lax environment and dress code. Annual event to help with 401k questions. Friendly people who genuinely want to work hard and make the company succeed.

Cons

PBP got in trouble in the past for flooding the internet with false positive reviews, trying to cover up their negative feedback. They even went so far as to cover up scandals for illegal behavior within the owner's family. Rather than looking at how to correct a situation and make it better, they scheme as to how to hide and get away with dishonest tactics. The top management are overpaid and cover each other rather than hear solutions from lower tier supervisors. There is no taught leadership, no developing talent, no pride in new ideas - just looking in the industry for what works, hiring an expert to teach them and then getting rid of that talent so they can do it cheaper and without morals.

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Progressive Business Publications Response
11y
During your 10+ years here you heard many times that 'if you change the people , you change the company'. That still holds true today and we appreciate that you have recognized your former co-workers for their hard work and contribution to the company's success.
1.0
8 Sept 2014

Not an ethical organization

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some good people, most of whom are stuck and unemployable elsewhere.

Cons

Dishonesty - with customers AND employees. They spam people about webinars, telemarket sub-standard newsletters/send people to collections for duping them into a free trial, and send out reports and other products that are just re-purposed from other content. Place is filthy, pay was awful, and promises were never kept. Was there for just over a year (shame on me) before leaving. All the good reviews on here are part of an internal effort to offset the organic negative reviews. Note some of the consistencies of recent good reviews, their spacing, and overly praising language.

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