Q&A With Newsday Employees
Newsday employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at Newsday
Exciting and fun... Each day was something new... The business expense like lunch and taking clients out to close the deal was the best. My job was the best until you didn't meet that quoter... Then it wasn't.
The Human Resources department actually works against human resources. They are awful. I give them a zero on a scale of 0-100.
Breaking news in time for its customers
Hush-hush culture likes to smooth out wrinkles but hides ugly culture underneath
As a freelance employee, we are set up to succeed at getting our job done on a daily basis.
Q&A With Newsday Employees
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How's the work life balance at Newsday?
Not great, which is par for the media industry as a whole.
Does Newsday have any remote positions?
Just the Washington DC bureau and the amNY office, as well as regional offices on Long Island. As far as working from home, no.
How does Newsday make decisions around promotions?
Very secretively sometimes, and there's a balance between promoting from within and hiring externally.
How's the vacation policy at Newsday?
The first calendar year is prorated, and from that, it's pretty much industry standard: 1 to 2 years of service, 2 weeks 3 to 9 years of service, 3 weeks 10 years or more, 4 weeks The years are marked as calendar years. So if your start date is in December,starting January of the next year it is counted as your full year.

