American City Business Journals Employee Reviews
Out of 54 American City Business Journals employee reviews, 41% were positive. The remaining 59% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping American City Business Journals improve their work culture.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Get some smart, fresh leader who understand employee retention and how to drive revenue
Not siloing everything that they control. Communication between management and day to day employees is practically non-existent.
Communication, consistency, emails day and night and culture.
Caring for their employees and creating an authentically healthy, transparent, and unified working environment.
Saying no to nepotism once in awhile.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Stock options to share in the responsibilities and successes of team performance. The bonuses are just not incentivizing enough.
A raise for the first time in years and ownership’s children/executives treating us with respec
Advertising Directors are overcompensated as are seasoned Publishers. This industry no longer thrives on print revenue, 60% of the revenue model is now coming from the consumer side; events and audience, that should be accounted for. Stop putting warm bodies in sales roles to manage existing clients
Never had a pay increase. Never had an inflation adjustment.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Emphasis on teamwork should be paramount. Too much unprofessionalism and jockeying for managerial favor in the workplace for my taste. Intradepartmental romantic dramas take up too much time to manage, unless, of course, the manager is the paramour. It made me feel quite uncomfortable.
They could start acting like adults.
Communication, break down the walls between sales and events, audience teams.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Many things need to change.
I'd have to say that mismanagement like this starts at the top and corrupts every level all the way down. I definitely do not feel comfortable speaking to the managerial chain all the way up. The few times I attempted, I was rudely told to "Mind my own business." So... Good luck with that!
End the nepotism and consider merit
More integrity. An end to all the nepotism. An HR department that actually has employees best interest in mind.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Look for the most qualified person..
Would depend on each Journal's leadership.
Relocation is key to attracting talent
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
New leadership. New owners. No more family members getting all the executive positions.
Get rid of the dinosaurs, invest in local talent, engage your teams, create better lines of communication and collaborate. Grow your employees and embrace their diversity.
Start learning the names of employees who aren’t related to you. Tell your bratty sons to treat people with respec
1980's thinking in the 21st century.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Start hiring for important positions based on merit instead of family ties.
Hire and promote based on merit, not family ties.