6 June 2014
Great magazine but a long way to go
Anonymous employee
The Local Palate Reviews
3.1
36% would recommend to a friend
Maggie White
62% approve of CEO
36% positive business outlook
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2.0
12 Dec 2020
Recommend
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Pros
Before COVID, a job here had its perks, including good coworkers and travel opportunities. But all that was before its publisher laid off the majority of the staff (after getting PPP funding designed to help them keep their jobs). Now, the “magazine” consists of a skeleton crew of mostly junior staff who repackage old content and pass it off as something new.
Cons
The downside of working here has always been its publisher, who has no prior experience in the industry. There was never a meaningful long-term vision or set of values guiding the magazine’s operations (outside of trying to make it profitable at any and all costs). That resulted in a toxic workplace that left staff feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, and burnt out, all while being chronically underpaid. Turnover and morale were huge problems long before COVID rocked the business.
2.0
6 Dec 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
Coworkers are nice, magazine is beautifully done and if it is managed correctly it can grow exponentially.
Cons
No room for professional growth or development, unless it's your first "real" job. Pay is well below industry average, almost to the point of being insulting. If you aren't coming right out of college and don't mind low pay and just need something for your resume, or you are hired as a manager (where pay is liveable), there's really no point to working here.
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