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Associated Press reviews

3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(335 total reviews)
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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
2.0
Aug 26, 2014

Sinking ship for Technology Professionals

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Salary is ok, commute is short

Cons

Far too many to list here. The biggest one is the plan to move all technology into the cloud. This is being done mainly because upper management thinks things will be cheaper in the long run. This a bad plan, and we're all sure that the proper due diligence has not been performed here. The main reason they are doing this is to cut technology staff, real estate, and capital expenses. The arrogance displayed by upper & middle management is apalling at times. If you are a technology professional worth your salt, run away.

2.0
Aug 22, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

This is an institution, and any way you slice it, there's some weight behind telling people you work at AP. And of course, they're not going anywhere anytime soon. You're always on the forefront of the news, and it's an exciting place to work, depending on your department. The benefits are comprehensive, and depending on your department, the pay can be more than competitive.

Cons

Unfortunately, as a business, AP is horrible. There are way too many managers and not enough "workers", and no incentive for change--people work here for life and have no interest in rocking the boat when you can just keep your head down and work until retirement. For anyone with plans to make change, be progressive, or grow their career beyond AP, it'll be very hard to come up with any impressive bullet points for your resume. Technology is about 3 years behind everyone else, in almost every aspect. Everything is basically as though your 70 year old uncle would do it. The corporate card is Diner's Club, for Pete's sake! HR policies are borderline intrusive (you have to submit to a blood cholesterol test, body weight/dimension measurement among other things, or else pay a $300 fee for the right to keep your health information private, for example), and there's a distinct difference in the way the administrative workers (aka anyone but the "journalists") are treated, because they're not protected by unions the way the journalist employees are.

2.0
Aug 7, 2014

Speed over quality

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the people are dedicated journalists and are inspirations.

Cons

Low wages for high production. Senior leadership communicates really poorly with employees. Poor communication between managers creates silos and competition, when they should be collaborating. Lots of poor work being published taints the company.

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