BBC reviews

- Management are pretty useless really. Lots of them have been sitting on permanent contracts from 'the good old days' for far too long. You will witness meeting after meeting, but will never hear the outcome or anything tangible from them. - Each of the 6 managers in my department would take around 3-8 'sick' days a year - unheard of in the public sector. - I was lucky enough to get a permanent contract, many aren't though. Goodbye mortgage and security, hello 2 month contract and all the paranoia that goes with it. - Station budgets are worked out on how many license fee payers there are in that area, not how many staff are needed. End result is that there's often not enough work to do - Facebook is really popular at the Beeb. One or two people will be rushed of their feet working 10-8 and the rest are left watching. - Unadventurous Editors. Take them a good controversial story that you've managed to stand up and they may turn it down for fear of losing their jobs. - Internal pay and progression is worked out based on how long you've sat on your backside, not how good you are. - Moving around the organisation is more difficult than you think. - Trying to become a multi-skilled journo is like trying to walk up Everest with a CO2 mask on. It's a horrible fact that each and every contributor would be interviewed by TV, Radio and Online separately in our station, at different times of day. If people were encouraged and trained to be multi-skilled, this could be one interview. - You will constantly be made to feel as if you're lucky to have your job. - 95% of the content my station produced wasn't original. Prepare yourself to stop investigating and start writing up press releases. - Junior staff are still expected to make tea for their managers - how archaic and ridiculous!

My experience at this firm was unfortunately one of the most (okay probably THE most) negative I’ve had in the legal field, and I have worked at a few different firms in the past 10 years. The hiring process was entirely remote, and I never had the opportunity to meet or even speak with the managing attorney before starting. In hindsight, that lack of transparency should have been a red flag. From the first day, the office environment felt tense and poorly managed. There was virtually no onboarding process, little guidance, and expectations were not clearly communicated. Rather than fostering a collaborative environment, the managing attorney came across as arrogant and dismissive, which made it uncomfortable to ask questions or clarify assignments, which is something that is essential when starting a new position. I started applying to jobs on my first day because I knew it was a bad vibe. Despite the fact that new employees typically need time to learn a firm's internal systems and procedures, I was terminated after only THREE weeks with very little constructive feedback, well actually none. The timing (a few days before Christmas) right before the holidays was particularly discourteous and just.. wow. I'm still shocked by how absolutely awful that was. The legal work itself was standard personal injury litigation, but the lack of organization, communication, and professional management made the environment difficult to navigate. This is why no one in the tristate area has ever heard of this firm.