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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4.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

If you love sports, it doesn't get much better than this. Great people, good leadership, and a really fun place to work. Now adays, those are not easy things to find. It also provides pretty good job security, and despite compensatino shortcomings, it is the only division of the Walt Disney COmpany that pays an annual bonus every year.

Cons

First, Bristol is not a fun place to live, especially if you are young and single. It is two hours from anywhere. It is better for young families, however. Second, ESPN is notoriously bad at compensating people. They clearly believe that people will take less money to work here. They may by right, but after a while the fun wears off when you look at your bank account. Third, there is not enough turnover (i.e. no one ever leaves). This can make it challenging to advance.

4.0
Sep 23, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good company with a solid philosophy pertaining to work ethic and reward

Cons

it can be a very political environment in which some talented people find it hard to advance. there is a fairly strong old boys network that operates at espn, and although it is very possible to achieve success at espn if you are not part of this club, it can sometimes be a longer road to travel.

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