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Found 244 of over 272 reviews
3.2
52% Recommend to a Friend
Metroland Media Group President Ian Oliver
65% Approve of CEO

Found 244 of over 272 reviews

3.2
52%
Recommend to a Friend
65%
Approve of CEO
Metroland Media Group President Ian Oliver
Ian Oliver
90 Ratings
Pros
  • "Good working environment, great people to work with(in 11 reviews)

  • "Room for growth with good benefits(in 8 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Quite a low pay for much harder work than advertised(in 15 reviews)

  • "Base pay lower than minimum wage(in 6 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      My Experience as a Newspaper Carrier

      Aug 17, 2022 - Newspaper Carrier in Mississauga, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
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      Pros

      You can work anytime as well as from home for most of it

      Cons

      This was a physically demanding job

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    2. 3.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

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      May 7, 2023 - Newspaper Carrier in Mississauga, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work at a younger age

      Cons

      Lots of papers May not get desired route

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    4. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Poor Management. Toxic Work Culture

      May 14, 2023 - Multimedia Marketing Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Paid Vacation Health Benefits Co-workers

      Cons

      No room for growth Negative treatment by management Toxic working environment

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    5. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Review

      Mar 25, 2023 - Sales Representative 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Communication from management to employees is good.

      Cons

      Overall culture needs work, environment can stressful.

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    6. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 5 years

      Difficult

      Mar 22, 2023 - Account Executive in Kitchener, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I loved the people that I worked with.

      Cons

      The managers had unrealistic expectations.

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    7. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 8 years

      Good company to work

      Mar 9, 2023 - Senior Graphic Designer in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good benefits, nice culture, pleasure to work with

      Cons

      long ours to meet deadline

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    8. 3.0
      Current Employee

      Lots of attrition

      Mar 2, 2023 - Sales in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great coworkers and remote work options

      Cons

      As staff leave they don't get replaced and work gets piled on to everyone else

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    9. 4.0
      Current Employee

      paper job

      Mar 2, 2023 - Paper Boy 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      fast easy way to get a bit of cash

      Cons

      its hard to cary all the papers at once

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    10. 1.0
      Former Employee

      Not a good career move

      Jan 25, 2023 - Sales 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The clients i had the opportunity to meet. Staff that is Loyal, very forgiving, hard working and dedicated.

      Cons

      Very low pay, too many Managers in every single business unit, not progressive, zero pay raises, low salary, max. micro-managing, high stress, zero autonomy, pressure sales, company identity is confusing and undefined, a media company that never promotes itself. zero sales incentives or bonuses. many on stress leave, not a secure career future.

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    11. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 5 years

      District Representative

      Feb 16, 2023 - District Representative in Oshawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fast-paced environment with a variety of tasks.

      Cons

      Fast-fading industry facing constant contraction.

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    Metroland Media Group has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 272 reviews left anonymously by employees. 52% of employees would recommend working at Metroland Media Group to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Metroland Media Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Metroland Media Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

    52% of Metroland Media Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Metroland Media Group 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

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