NBCUniversal reviews

- Only 4 tickets per year to be used across ALL Universal parks, with all required to be used on the same day - Nearly EVERYONE complains about the company and the work they do on a daily basis, bringing the overall energy to a slump - Nearly ALL content is outsourced to third-party production companies, meaning that unless you are at the very top, you rarely get to interact with the actual content itself - Long days with inconsistent hours, making it hard to plan your personal schedule more than a day ahead of time (i.e. you won’t know you need to work overtime until the overtime starts, and the overtime ranges from 5 minutes to over 3 hours) - Constant technology fails and outages with an outsourced IT department that can be difficult to reach/is unfamiliar with the dynamics on the teams - NO RAISES AFTER SEVERAL YEARS and VERY low compensation compared to other companies and similar positions - Sterile and boring company/corporate culture with lots of basic corporate jargon and TONS of corporate red tape; workstations are also boring with next to no personality, with most workstations being cramped with zero natural lighting - Most fun opportunities and screeners are sweepstakes only, meaning you can’t attend several events that the company boasts about - EXTREMELY high turnover of employees depending on the department (some have had the same employees for years, others have had nearly ten in nine months) - Teams are very fragmented from one another and operate in small groups; next to no synergy/interaction among teams — you might not even meet people on an adjacent team for several months unless you make a great effort to do so - Poor management and poor communication between different levels of executives which results in lower-end workers receiving mixed messages about policies, tasks, etc; lots of disorganization on the corporate/HR side of things as well - HR tracks badge swipes so flexibility on working remotely when sick or having appointments can be difficult Requirement to be in offices even for roles that are done with little to no social interaction - Management styles differ greatly from team to team, with some having ZERO structure and some being overly micromanaged - Upper management tends to talk badly about their direct reports, including profanity and talking poorly of work ethic - More dedicated employees are held to a higher standard than those who slack off (hard work is rewarded with more work whereas those who slack get by watching movies or playing video games all day) - Many concerns that get raised in the workplace take awhile to address, with things mostly being done to protect the company’s image instead of their workers; additionally, simple tasks take FOREVER to complete due to corporate policies - Too many people are hired for the same role, resulting in a lack of team organization and not enough work to justify the long days - Heavy reliance on contractors to do work; these contractors do not get paid vacation or holidays and often receive lower pay than full-time employees - Not much opportunity for growth and upward mobility