Loved it as a whole, but parts held things back - Digital Marketing The Washington Post Employee Review

3.0
Jul 27, 2022
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Pros

The Washington Post is committed to sharing important, even critical journalism to audiences. Its content is timely and accurate and its mission, especially of late, has been necessary. The Post is actively trying to engage and adapt to new readers and digital landscapes, as well as actively engaging demographics that may not typically be heard from or published as often. I greatly appreciate the work they are doing to become more engaged with their diverse audience. I personally never felt lacking on any resources; whatever software, hardware or subscriptions I need to do my job effectively, I am provided. The benefits are very good as well.

Cons

Jobs seem to immediately dead-end into a role. This was corroborated by a few of my coworkers, once there was an established role for you, it seemed very unlikely to advance. There is almost no pay transparency whatsoever, and people with less experience have been hired at starting salaries much higher than mine. When I asked about how to advance and grow my career at the Post, I got vague answers that did not give me direction to try to learn or skills to improve on.

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Cons

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