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    Updated Oct 16, 2019

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    Found 833 reviews

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    BBC CEO Tony Hall
    Tony Hall
    324 Ratings
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    1. "Working with the BBC"

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      Current Employee - Researcher 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      - Fantastic training opportunities - Competitive salary - Good career progression

      Cons

      - As a young staff member can be hard to be heard

      BBC2019-10-14

    2. "Wonderful place to work"

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      Current Employee - Reporter in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Best broadcaster in the world

      Cons

      Too many managers who don't know that they don't know what they're doing.

      Advice to Management

      Fire half the managers.

      BBC2019-10-16
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    3. "Good company"

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      Current Employee - Journalist in London, England
      Recommends

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Job conditions, career development and security

      Cons

      Big organization, a lot of bureaucracy

      BBC2019-10-14

    4. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Production Coordinator in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Given a lot of responsibility. Offer flexible working.

      Cons

      No opportunity to progress upwards.

      BBC2019-10-14

    5. "Perfect"

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      Current Employee - Software Development Engineer in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good career path and ambient

      Cons

      nothing at all, really happy

      BBC2019-10-10

    6. "A good work environment to find your feet in broadcasting"

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      Former Employee - Broadcast Assistant in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      There are some talented and creative individuals to learn from.

      Cons

      Some of the corporations benefits are not as good as compared to a commercially run organisation or company.

      BBC2019-10-10

    7. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Apprentice 

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      unfortunate lack of career progression, quite a slow pace as lots of red tape

      Cons

      great, inclusive culture. everyone is willing to help and it is fair to all employees

      BBC2019-10-09

    8. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Head of Country/Region in Norwich, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Purpose based mission, civic good

      Cons

      Hierarchical, slow moving and ponderous

      BBC2019-10-01

    9. "Great employer but with some issues"

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      Former Employee - Senior Broadcast Journalist in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Huge well respected company and opportunity to work across different teams and projects.

      Cons

      Shackled by constraints put on staff members by outside critics. Often rigid hierarchy with nonsensical middle management positions. Can often feel undervalued.

      BBC2019-10-01

    10. "Amazing place to work!"

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      Former Employee - Executive Product Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      If you want to get your work out to millions of people - BBC is for you. Its an org that prides on its quality and leads the world in its content output (IMHO).

      Cons

      The bureaucracy can be hard - there is an art to getting things done and people who do so raise in the company quickly.

      BBC2019-09-27
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