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 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....

3.0
Oct 28, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Because they own almost all sports so it's hard to work for anyone else. And Disney park benefits if you're in to that.

Cons

Communications and support from upper level management in the department was horrible.

5.0
Aug 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a fast-paced work environment with so many fields to choose from and levels of opportunity to take!

Cons

Bristol, CT is not the most attractive destination for young people to move to!

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