Well I certainly worked there 40 hours a week but I wasn't a full time employee...
Pros
The on-site technology is cool even though none of the supervisors/producers/anyone will even be aware or care if you learn how to use it, the direct deposit system seemed to always work out fine, you get a cool "@mlb.com" e-mail that you can use as a trash bin for the 600 pointless e-mails you get every day, ok fine maybe once a month it could be construed as "fun," also if it's your dream to work with 95% Syracuse grads then you get that! You may be wondering, "Why do they keep a quota of 95% of people who went to Syracuse? That makes no sense as there's no connection from Syracuse to MLB." Eh, who knows and who cares?
Cons
I can think of a lot of cons! (PS- this is for the broadcast associate position) Well, as a "BA" - ooh, cool and modern that they use acronyms! - you are expected to do all of the work but they won't even give you the title of "video editor" even though that is absolutely the only thing you'll be doing. Some shifts you do some work for three hours and sit around for the rest of the day with nothing to do, and sometimes you are jammed with over 40 hours of work a week but you will get an e-mail from your boss if you even dare to stay around eight extra minutes trying to work on a project you're assigned. It's the only job in America where they encourage you to do less work. Have any ideas that you want to bring to the table? No one cares! Write it on your blog...oh wait you have to sign a waiver and you will be hearing from your supervisors about that. They act as though as they need every single minute of your time for the entirety of the year, including holidays. Want to go away for the Fourth? Too bad! Gotta cut a Wilson Contreras highlight reel that doesn't air! Want to see your family on Christmas? Sorry about that, we'll need you to repurpose the millionth Sidney Crosby VO. Why am I working in hockey? I work for Major League Baseball. I'm so tired from all this work and I need to see my doctor! Actually, you gotta cancel that appointment, there's an episode of MLB Now on and they need you to once again cut a highlight on only the Yankees or the Mets. You have absolutely no input into your scheduling even though they are paying you an hourly rate, give you no health benefits, and don't have to even technically keep you on staff two days into the future. If you even try to take some time off your supervisors will send you another scornful e-mail even though they're the ones too cheap to hire people full time. Oh and before your grandpa says, "That's capitalism" just remember that what they do is illegal in some places, including New York City which guarantees sick pay for freelance employees. Plus, you won't be able to take off for your grandpa's funeral anyway because you have to work ten consecutive days in a row again. There's more! MLB Network is horribly non-diverse and they are very open about not wanting to change that. The female BAs and editors were the most talented employees yet they are all still on the bottom rung. Also, over half of the highly skilled editors just left the company and now there is barely anyone around to work so everything is backed up and broken. Is MLB Network worried about this? Seems like they're not. Management is horrible and everyone else acts like they don't want you to be there. The only people you'll talk to are the other BAs so you better get started memorizing those Syracuse facts! Oh yeah, one time they said that for the next week moving forward everyone from Syracuse would get all 40 hours a week and everybody else would have their hours reduced and there's not much you can do about that besides enrolling at Syracuse for grad school. Alas, I promise I'm not a disgruntled employee, this place just seriously is absolutely terrible. Oh and for such a prosperous corporation, they don't have enough computers for everyone so sometimes they really just pay you to sit in a chair. Trust me, it's not as great as it sounds.
