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Associated Press

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Incredible experience, limited room for growth - Editor Associated Press Employee Review

4.0
Jan 9, 2015
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Pros

Fast-paced, intense, and constantly varied work environment. Constant opportunities to cover fascinating stories all over the nation and world. There is no substitute in the news business for how much you can learn so quickly here. Outstanding camaraderie among staff. Some managers are excellent mentors. Union pay scale and protection. Solid reputation for career.

Cons

Unsustainable workloads, stress, and hours. Constantly shifting (and sometimes conflicting) company strategies and priorities. Some ineffective and downright incompetent managers and staff manage to survive and thrive. Reliability and competence is often punished with less desirable hours and more work. Want to move up? You will probably have to move cities: a lot.

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