no upward mobility - Anonymous employee The Washington Post Employee Review

2.0
Jun 4, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

a lot of independence to be creative and innovative

Cons

not a lot of support, toxic culture that awards bros, no upward mobility except for the favored few regardless of individual successes and merits

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The Washington Post Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Since innovation is one of our values, we’re happy to hear you experienced the freedom to be creative. When it comes to favoritism, we’re concerned to hear this. Merit and promotions are based on good work as evaluated through constant conversation with your manager and the annual performance review. We’d love to hear more about your experience so we can address it. Feel free to confidentially e-mail us at life@washpost.com. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

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