CNN reviews

I think working here is like any other corporate environment... sure, there are opportunities to advance, and putting in hard work along with a little self promotion will help move you along. However, there are some folks in management, mid-management who seem to value the big talkers over people who can actually do great work. It doesn't happen all the time, but I've seen enough talented people get pushed aside because they are either not a part of the "in" crowd, or simply grow frustrated of the fraternity of "oh, I know you from" and "you worked at one of the big three nets, you must be smart" type folks. It can be discouraging... but at the same time, managers seem to be cycled in and out every 3/4 years, so if you stick around long enough, maybe you'll get lucky and move ahead.

Our dept head was awful- cold, not really into teamwork, hired friends from the outside. Admin staff report to an internal group called NGBA which is a nightmare. This group enables executives bad behavior and will write you up constantly. They work closely with HR (another nightmare) so you're basically stuck with no advocate if your boss behaves badly.