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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3.0
Mar 29, 2012
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.

3.0
Mar 25, 2012

More turnover than expected

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's ESPN -- name recognition and strong brand. Disney-owned.

Cons

Siloed, too many departments doing similar work. Little work-life balance. Is more bureaucratic than necessary.Too many VPs. Takes a long time to get anything done that needs approval.

5.0
Mar 23, 2012

Fun dream job everyone wishes for as a kid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues, Work Place, Sports, Work on something you love, Work with others who share the same love and interest as you

Cons

Not personally but some have tough hours such as 3 - 12 am but only con may be salary at beginning

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