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      ESPN Production Operations Associate Program reviews

      3.7

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (77 total reviews)
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      James Pitaro

      91% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      Production Operations Associate Program employees have rated ESPN with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Production Operations Associate Program professionals have a good working experience there. ESPN is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Production Operations Associate Program professionals compared to other employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.9 stars).

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      77 reviews
      2.0
      Dec 12, 2014

      Overrated

      Production assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free Disney passes, looks good on a résumé, good for gaining experience, great for networking, higher ups are generally open to talking

      Cons

      They don't care about Production Assistants, not of enough advancement opportunities, some anchors are a pain to work with, very political, they know that there are a million people wanting your job so they don't have to respect you, you're just a number, vacation policy sucks, not journalism

      2.0
      Feb 28, 2013

      My stint at ESPN was definitely a learning experience.

      Production assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Experience and resume-booster. Learned a lot about the television production industry. Picked up skills that can easily transfer to other industries.

      Cons

      Overworked and Underpaid. No work-life balance. No company loyalty. No room for growth. Promotions not based on work ethic and contributions. Do not promote from within.

      3.0
      Mar 29, 2012

      It's great for experience, but always watch your back.

      Production assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good entry-level pay. Health insurance package. Looks great on your resume.

      Cons

      Be extra careful - Management has a history of forcing people to resign before the end of their probation period. Management will give you a bad performance review, and then refuse to let you see your own work records or any "official evidence". Whenever your manager has verbal communication with you, via face-to-face or over-the-phone, make sure it is followed up with an email, because email is the only thing the company will officially recognize. Also make personal copies of all emails concerning your work performance and contact with management. If you are forced to resign, and have to file for unemployment, make sure you tell the dept of labor exactly what happened, especially when there has been no "official written record" of you being forced to resign. Watch your back at all times.

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