This is only in relation to the department and team I worked for. However, you'll see that this is also common across the company.
I want to warn everyone of my experience. A reorg occurred in my department where I was rolled up to a new manager and, essentially, a new team. The new manager was a micro manager who literally would go to my previous manager and ask questions about me. One incident that didn't set well with me is the fact that my previous manager told my new manager that I worked from home a lot. To clarify, the only time I worked from home was due to inclement weather which my previous manager advised all of us to do and a couple of days when there was a medical reasoning which my previous manager told me to work from home (I didn't even ask they told me to). Well, when I rolled up to the new manager within the first couple of weeks I received an email from him stating that from conversations with my previous managers he became aware that I was not in the office a lot. Then he went on to state that NBC has a strict in office presence and if I had questions to reach out to HR. I wrote back to the new manager questioning how he came to this (even though it was obvious my previous manager had said this) and explained to him the reasons I've worked from home 1) inclement weather and 2) my previous manager told me to.
Guess what...my new manager never replied or even acknowledged my email. A week went by and still nothing. Since he didn't acknowledge my email I decided to forward my response to my previous manager and asked if we could meet to clear the air and any misunderstandings. Guess what...my previous manager didn't reply or acknowledge my email either. Since that email, any time I'd pass my previous manager on the floor he would literally look past me to avoid eye contact. As I mentioned previously, it's a dog eat dog culture. I guess for calling him out on a lie, I was now to be treated differently.
A few months later I received another odd email from my new manager. In this email he starts it with "per our discussions". First, let me say that him and I never once had a performance discussion. Not once. But according to his email, him and I have had prior performance discussions. The email basically stated that he noticed some things that weren't up to par. 3 days later I was let go. When I asked him for clarification as to why I wasn't approached or spoken to about not meeting their expectations he said that he wasn't able to speak to that and to contact HR. Well I did just that. And all HR would say is you weren't meeting their expectations. Sound fishy?
FAIR WARNING to all. Since the time this happened to me I've heard multiple stories of this happening to others as well. A recruiter I was working with told me that his girlfriend worked there and left because they were doing that to her team. My wife's cousin had this happen to her as well. And one of my wife's cousins who is upper level management acknowledged that this is a typical thing.
I wish I had known this prior to accepting the job because I gave up a great offer for them. Now, I'm not saying this will happen to you, but knowing it's a norm there I wouldn't take the chance.
More and more cons...The PTO is horrible. You get 10 days vacation and no bonus unless you are management. HR also tries to low ball you to the bare minimum in regards to salary. Fight for what you're actually worth. HR initially told me they were only hiring at X amount. I told them that wouldn't work and some way some how they were able to come up $30k on the X amount they initially stated to me. The company clearly doesn't have their employees interest at heart. The company is trying to save money any way they can which would explain the severe amounts of turnovers that I mentioned and are also mentioned in other reviews.
Work to life ratio is horrendous. If you work there, be prepared for NBC to be your life. I was working 8-6 and then logging in from home until around 10 pm almost every single night. The crazy part. They expect this of you which is pretty evident in the low PTO. In their eyes, work first life second.
You've been warned (again, I can't say this experience will be for all teams/departments, but since it is known to be common there don't take this warning lightly).
