Does NBCUniversal pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NBCUniversal employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NBCUniversal. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NBCUniversal?

78% of NBCUniversal employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NBCUniversal 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NBCUniversal?

Intern (386) , Production Assistant (140) , Manager (108) , Producer (104) , Director (101) , Internship (82) , Coordinator (78) , Executive Assistant (63) , Analyst (57) , Associate Producer (56) , Intern - Hourly (50) , Marketing Coordinator (46) , Software Engineer (46) , Product Manager (44) , Senior Financial Analyst (42)

What are the pros of working at NBCUniversal according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with on a daily basis who are very talented and dedicated to getting things out right." ((in 708 reviews)); "The benefits are great and they have a lot of perks that you don't get other places." ((in 548 reviews)); "Great culture and diversity" ((in 307 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with" ((in 194 reviews)); "They will constantly check up on you to see how you're doing and help wherever they can so you can have a good work/life balance." ((in 169 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NBCUniversal according to real employee reviews?

"low pay (only $15/hour) and I don't know if it is negotiable" ((in 350 reviews)); "Long hours and not fun" ((in 189 reviews)); "Poor management and HR looking in the other direction when numerous employees voice the same/similar complaints." ((in 186 reviews)); "Some managers are bad and hard to work for" ((in 85 reviews)); "low pay and long hours" ((in 60 reviews))

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(5,306 total reviews)

Mike Cavanagh

80% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

NBCUniversal has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NBCUniversal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews

2.0

Aug 20, 2009

Mixed bag

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's media ... where else can you say Jimmy Fallon in the elevator and Brian Williams at lunch? Definitely an interesting area, with a lot of room to learn and make a difference.

Cons

I feel that the HR and management here is by far the worst I've ever seen. There's many days that I just want to leave the company due to their incompetence, and am usually in a frustrated state with any of my dealings with them. It seems like a generally uncontrolled chaos that magically comes up with decisions that impact the rest of the organization.

4.0

May 22, 2009

Traditional meets New media

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NBC Universal's market position is excellent as it is one of the leaders in the space. I worked in the digital media unit and this is an exciting area of innovation for it's web properties and new media initiatives. Hulu has proven to be a enormous success and is redefining the content distribution and ad revenue model. Another great reason to work at NBC is the level is prestige associated with this company is very appealing. And with GE as the parent company, the company distinguishes itself from other large media companies by using principles adopted by GE.

Cons

Sometimes you have to go through a lot of red tape to get simple things done at NBC. This is probably due to the sheer size of the organization. And although NBC is adopting innovative technologies for their digital properties, the way the departments are structured remains embedded in traditional media thinking. For instance the groups seem to be hierarchical, with clear divisions of seniority structured by titles, and people tend to stay within them.

3.0

May 6, 2009

NBCU

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

"Sexy" industry, decent work life balance(can depend on role and division, but for most part, tolerable), most superiors genuinely care about your development, teams willing to share credit and tout the good work of others, fantastic/generous company benefits, great entry-level training programs

Cons

Not always great communication between and within divisions, corporate environment can limit creativity, cross-functional roles not always encouraged, perks not widespread (concentrated within certain divisons, employees, or groups), training not as touted/widespread-requires being proactive, not very flexible on movements within parent company (General Electric)

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