Zoomin.TV Reviews

2.4

30% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Roger Lodewick

32% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Zoomin.TV has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Zoomin.TV employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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39 reviews
1.0
17 July 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The colleagues that work for the various country desks are usually kind and talented people.

Cons

Working for Zoomin.TV for over a year and a half, I have never felt such animosity in one place. The CEO is a micromanaging, angry, abusive, and narcissistic man with an agenda that only suits his whims and wants. The management below him only mirror his disregard for the colleagues who are the true talents of the company. They illegally hire individuals, make colleagues work without signed contracts while stating "It's just on the table of the CEO." Payment is always late. Whether for the individuals who work in the offices or whether you are a VJ for the company. Offices outside Amsterdam are fire hazards and horrible working conditions. The pay is low for anyone with experience. Growth within the company is impossible. They do not pay overtime, but expect overtime. There is no HR in the company. There are no standards and ideas on how to work. If mistakes are made, they haunt you for your entire career in Zoomin. Finger pointing is the way to handle any mistakes. The Chief Editor treats all new hires with an air of disgust. This place has to be one of the worst experiences I've ever had.

1.0
7 July 2016

A place to avoid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good location, nearby Amsterdam central station. Young and enthusiastic colleagues.

Cons

Terrible and chaotic structure and management. The new employees are thrown in the middle of a tense working atmosphere and expected to perform excellent if they want to remain in the company. Promises of promotion at the start of the contract are soon forgotten and used against you if you remind them. The editorial desk is managed by three people who overlap each other's functions and are personally confronted, creating uncertainty in the floor. If one of them tells/promises you something, it will never happen as this decision may be in conflict with the other 2, and it will hit you back.

1.0
1 Dec 2016

It doesn't get worse than this

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The biggest problem at Zoomin.TV is the management. They simply do not know how to manage and are very unprofessional. They whisper behind employees backs without worrying the employees are aware, yell at employees rather than use work appropriate candor, while also yelling at each other in front of employees. As an employee, you never know what to expect in the hostile environment and you feel like you have to walk on egg shells. Most employees at Zoomin.TV are expats, happy to have found a job in media and scared to lose it, since they do not have a lot of alternatives.

Cons

The company absolutely does not show interest in working conditions or how a legal company should be functioning. Dutch law, why stick to it? Hire employees illegally. Delivering employees contract on time, why would you if you can wait several months and make employees just work in the mean time while promising the contract is constantly coming? Why pay for travel expenses when you are convinced that people who are in their right to request those expenses are just not motivated enough to work in the company? Why install an HR department if you have (unequipped) management to arrange that? Arranging a pension for your employees is also out of the question, since they can arrange that themselves from their very poor salary. And being concerned about the the temperature comfort of your employees, since there are windows to open. It can become over 30 degrees in the office in the summer, but employees can just wear thin clothing and well, problem solved. Working overtime is a rule rather than an exception and is not paid, because again, people who are not willing to work overtime are not motivated enough to work in the company.

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