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Q&A With Gannett Employees
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How employees describe working at Gannett
The best part about the compensation package is that I can get paid and save money for a good reason.
New leadership. Get with the times. Improve your digital offerings.
Higher up in the company needs to have compassion
Executive empathy toward all workers
Keeping busy with problems to solve, very busy.
What it's like to work at Gannett
- Gannett employees generally work 9.0 hrs a day
- Employees at Gannett report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Gannett have 0 meetings
- 69% of Gannett employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Gannett employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 33% of Gannett employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Gannett employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 58% of Gannett employees call their work environment negative
Q&A With Gannett Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 31
What do people at Gannett think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Great communicator but too high up to really see & do anything about people at lower/lowest levels
I can't speak for other people but I feel like he communicates often and well.
The exec team seems to get along quite well and is accessible to all levels. Wadsworth has a long tenure, knows where all he bodies are buried and has a realistic vision for the challenges facing a legacy media company.
How's the work life balance at Gannett?
Depends on your role & department.
Awful, constantly reminded that this isn't a 8-5 clock in and our situation.
Very balanced
What benefits does Gannett provide?
Top Employee Response
All of the basics - Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO
Health, time off, profit sharing
Great journalism across a broad range of interests. The breadth is also a short coming
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Gannett?
Make people accountable, pay people based on their work, not their position.
Break into smaller task force teams that operate as start ups
The culture was great when the company first split, then HR took over + lots of missed wins have created negativity. Be strategic as a company and genuine in communications.
What's the company culture like at Gannett?
Right now it’s not great. At split, there was a lot of hope and optimism, but there are leaders in place who shouldn’t be (no real experience or proven success in their role, CEO is absent), industry is in tough times and the company isn’t transitioning fast enough or making the right moves, revenue is tanking and rather than fix the issue...budgets/resources constantly get cut.
It really depends on the division you're hired into. There isn't a single culture or common work environment across the company.
How does Gannett measure success and growth in the Admin department?
Not sure they think about Admin at all, they do annual evaluations but it's merely an exercise. Raises are extremely rare in my experience, Admin Assistants are being phased out as an unnecessary expense.
How innovative is Gannett?
An industry leader
How would you compare interviewing at Gannett to other places you've interviewed?
The interview was easy. They want experience or education that indicates you can do the job.
What questions do they ask during the interview process at Gannett?
It completely depends on what role you’re interviewing for. A reporter role is much different from marketing or sales or printing/manufacturing, for example.
What kind of people succeed at Gannett?
People that focus on learning what they need to successfully leave the company.
How's the work pace at Gannett?
Frustrating. You're either full speed ahead with no time to think or stuck waiting for resources.
What's the office layout like at Gannett?
Open office floorplans but lots of opportunity for telecommuting.
How much diversity is there among employees at Gannett?
Very little in IT, there aren't any women in upper management and most minority groups represented can be counted on one hand.
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Gannett?
That you may get additional training but development is solely your responsibility, and career opportunities are extremely limited.
What's the vibe like in the IT dept at Gannett? How many hours are you working?
You'll regularly work weekends, holidays and vacation days. With shrinking staff and more work piled on those that are left, you really can't take time off and expect to keep up.
What's the IT team like at Gannett?
It really depends on the division. Some are brutal on the work/life balance, some have passive aggressive cultures, most are in between.
How's the leadership on the IT team at Gannett?
Very disconnected from the day to day activities of the groups.
What's the pay like for IT roles at Gannett?
Usually decent to start but the lack of regular yearly increases over 2% will leave you below market quickly.
How's the morale at Gannett?
Pretty poor - yearly layoffs, lack of career advancement and below average yearly increases doesn't help.
What's the interview process like at Gannett?
It depends on the group
What part of Gannett's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
It's a tough transition from paper to online, still not where they need to be.
How's the vacation policy at Gannett?
Standard, nothing special
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Gannett?
Top Employee Response
Pay depends entirely on where you were hired, you're never caught up when you transfer to other divisions .
What does the leadership team at Gannett need to get better at?
Valuing employees and project quality over meeting deadlines.
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Gannett?
Lots of protected people who damage morale
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Should I work at Gannett?
21% of Gannett employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 14% are neutral and 65% would not recommend working at Gannett to their friends.
| 21% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 14% | Passive |
| 65% | Detractors |
