ESPN reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,301 total reviews)
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93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

ESPN has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESPN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Mar 21, 2025

Great from the outside but....

Recommend
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Pros

Great campus...access to high end, marquee sports, i.e. MNF, SportsCenter, NBA Finals, College Game Day. All the premiere sports loved watching as a fan. Free Disney, large Co bonus at end of year, able to brag to friends work for ESPN, sports celebs in and out all the time....Walk on campus and its pretty cool...

Cons

Toxic, cut throat environment, will be in the same position for ever...Underserving promotions, amazed how some people rise to the top...almost criminal... Little or no co worker camaraderie. Overall just not a fun place to work. You just work and work...Hard to watch some people who do j..k and rise to the top, while others remain stagnant. If you are happy punching a clock, doing your job with no thought of moving up and working for Disney/ESPN you'll be fine. I've seen people in the same position, good workers, for over 20 years...Constantly watching your back, and tons of finger pointing, back stabbing and behind the scenes movement. One day your working on a cool project and for some reason you are taking of it ...for no reason....You'll be hearing Just keep doing what your doing for years....and stuck in the same boat or sport forever...very easy to get labeled...one bad day and it will stick with you for ever, and very hard to get out of that rut....Constant fear of layoffs...but hard to get fired, the co. will just make life hell for you until you quit....It is not a dream job....its a job...sorry....

1.0
Mar 16, 2025

Difficult to advance

Recommend
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Pros

Everything is on campus- and the benefits are pretty good.

Cons

Cutthroat toxic environment, constantly looking over your shoulder to make sure no one is blaming you for something.

5.0
Mar 16, 2025

ESPN headquarters

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing facility, fun work environment

Cons

Hours are tough. Work holidays and weekends

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