NBCUniversal reviews

Impossible to get things done. Dull projects that in fact nobody like. Unrealistic deadlines. Really basic to non existent project management. Project managers don't have the basic knowledge for doing what need to be done. NBC Universal is a company for contractors, nothing more nothing less. Permanent staff is a rare specimen, therefore you'll see people disappear suddenly or they won't care at all. Contractors are really protective of their job, and they will stab you with a smile. Half of the time you'll get paranoid about decisions that are made and things will be dropped at you without previous briefing. For all the time I've been there I didn't know who my line manager was and nobody knew who should accept holidays requests. Like a million of other corporations they are too big to fall, but from the inside you won't understand how they stand. Tons and tons of legacy code to deal with. Really keen to blame people without even trying to get to the root of the problem.

No bonus (only directors get this). No flexible working - you get the third-degree if you take even half a day off. Stone age management. In IT they have directors whose background is building PCs, and have no people skills. They then promote their buddies, so you have a clique that prevents the department advancing and improving. They do talk about improving things, and bringing new blood in, but they then hold these people back, so they end up leaving the company. Only the incompetent, stupid and lazy would stay! Personal development is not taking seriously in IT - they just like to go through the motions for the annual performance review. New management are trying to change this, so it depends if you end up in an old school IT department.