NewsMax Media reviews

3.0

51% would recommend to a friend

(124 total reviews)

Chris Ruddy

67% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

NewsMax Media has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The NewsMax Media employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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124 reviews
1.0
Jul 20, 2018

An awful place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent health insurance, free snacks in the lunch room.

Cons

Most problems with the company can be attributed to an egomaniac CEO who micromanages every aspect of the operation, whether he has any experience with it or not. Loves to hear himself talk and lecture everyone on how their job should be done. Most people don't last more than a year or two, while those that do learned to keep their head down and just say yes to whatever they are asked to do, even if it's detrimental to the business. There is no creativity, innovation, or progress, as management is more concerned about staff being there every second of the working day than the actual work they do. Late to work one day? Must call COO to let him know. Need to leave an hour early for a doctor's appointment? Must get COO's permission first and use PTO. They don't even trust the managers to keep track of their own teams without executives being involved. Everyone is in constant fear of being laid off. Company cycle goes like this - hire people, spend credit on nonsense initiatives that lose money, cut budgets to things that actually make money because they can't pay the bills, layoffs. 6 months later rinse and repeat. Company is in a financial hole, they are dumping loads of money into the TV division that is operating at a huge loss. Listen to the reviews, don't come to work here. This place will suck any motivation and ambition out of you.

1.0
Oct 21, 2020

Avoid at all costs

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I can think of no pro that suitably stands out from the abundance of cons.

Cons

It starts from the top down. Absent CEO that has off-base priorities. Management is either childish or lacks common sense, sometimes both. The employee morale is lower than the floor due to this atmosphere. Also, see how many negative reviews there are? The positives ones are fake fake fake. It is laughable that they are written here.

1.0
Aug 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They provide you with a good salary, free snacks, and let you listen to music during work.

Cons

This place is absolutely TOXIC! People constantly quit due to the management style here. The management team is borderline criminal in the way they conduct their business, constantly lying to the customers and expect employees to go along with their dishonesty. You are always in fear of losing your job, no matter what level you are at. No one cares whether you are there or not, but when they feel there is an issue they will punish you in front of your peers and make you feel terrible. The turnover rate is disgusting. And the worst thing is that they will never change, the management is the most stubborn I have ever seen.

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