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Associated Press reviews

3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(335 total reviews)
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64% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Associated Press has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 335 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Associated Press employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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335 reviews
3.0
Mar 9, 2014

The AP ain't what it used to be

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Global news organization. * Good name to have on resume. * Decent opportunities to move around if you want to. * Collective bargaining agreement protects against abusive management.

Cons

* Pay is lower than at other newswires. * Deteriorating benefits. * The current CEO decimated the newspaper chain he led before joining AP by making very poor business decisions. * Talent is fleeing.

3.0
Mar 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management attuned to need for work/life balance; some interesting issues to work on; opportunity to be part of change; generous leave benefits

Cons

Salary growth is nonexistent; no clear path for advancement; minimal training opportunities so skills can languish; union environment contentious and resistant to change; many long-time employees too stuck in past era and resting on old ways of doing things

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