A Sinking Ship - Associate Producer WNET Employee Review

this is very much a station in a death spiral from failing to adapt to the digital age for over a decade, chasing older demographics who are quite literally dying out and being beholden to big ticket private donors. for those with production experience, you'll find yourself covering multiple positions that you will never receive credit for all while navigating the constant internal bureaucratic mess of the place. saying there are "too many cooks" in this kitchen is an understatement. the talent bleed is so constant, it is easy to forget at times. new hires with good experience seem to be using the station as a means to jump job titles and the move on to better enterprizes within months of joining, the entire NYC based newsroom was laid off last year, individual employees disappear seemingly overnight and most recently the entire digital video team was let go...due to the financial struggles of transitioning to digital media. while wages remain stagnant, the C-suite level take yearly raises and bonuses with the CEO being the second highest paid PBS executive in the country, taking in just shy of $1 million dollars per year. and yes this is the man who will tell you that they just can't afford to keep you on staff with your salary that is less than the median NYC public school teacher's. HR exists just to protect management here and from all I have heard from current and former employees, they are not to be trusted.