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    Found 751 reviews

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    BBC CEO Tony Hall
    Tony Hall
    294 Ratings
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    1. "Exciting place to work"

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      Former Employee - Events in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Great people and exciting content

      Cons

      Progression is slow - moving teams is the best way to progress internally

      BBC2019-05-20

    2. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Producer in Salford, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 9 years

      Pros

      Flexible Working, EAP, Varied Opportunities

      Cons

      Low pay, could be more career management from senior staff

      BBC2019-05-20
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    3. "Great place to work if you have the right line manager."

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

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      The people are what makes the place great to work.

      Cons

      As always with working in the public service there are a few too many hoops to jump through to get things done.

      BBC2019-05-17

    4. "Great supportive institution"

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      Former Employee - Broadcast Media Researcher in London, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at BBC full-time for more than 9 years

      Pros

      Great supportive institution to work for

      Cons

      pay not as high as other broadcasters

      BBC2019-05-16

    5. "Decent employer"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

        I worked at BBC full-time

        Pros

        Great range of projects and products

        Cons

        Difficult to take projects forward due to size of organisation

        BBC2019-05-15

      • "Newsroom jounalist"

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        Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
        Recommends
        Neutral Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I worked at BBC full-time

        Pros

        Interesting work if you are interested in the news

        Cons

        Can feel anonymous at times

        Advice to Management

        Fewer mid managers, more journalists

        BBC2019-05-09

      • "Good autonomy and view to do ambitious work"

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        Current Employee - Senior Design Researcher in London, England
        Recommends
        Neutral Outlook
        No Opinion of CEO

        I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 2 years

        Pros

        - Autonomy to do the work - Mixed discipline teams - Nice colleagues - A sense that you're working toward the greater good - Ability to move products for more exposure - Work life balance is great

        Cons

        - Lots of different teams means people 'horde' projects (where it should be more collaborative - Top down strategy (with little way to feed into it if you're not very senior) - Pay could be more competitive - West London location (zone 2)

        BBC2019-05-08

      • "Excellent employer"

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        Current Employee - Senior Producer in London, England
        Recommends
        Positive Outlook
        Approves of CEO

        I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 6 years

        Pros

        Great environment Fantastic learning oppertunities cultural diversity

        Cons

        long hours pay not that great

        BBC2019-05-04

      • "a"

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          Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

          I have been working at BBC full-time

          Pros

          Lots of great training and fun people

          Cons

          Absolutely no cons whatsoever. Great place to work.

          BBC2019-05-01

        • "Good place to work"

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          Current Employee - Assistant in Salford, North West England, England
          Recommends
          Positive Outlook
          Approves of CEO

          I have been working at BBC full-time for more than 2 years

          Pros

          Very friendly place to work, good hours and flexible and lots of development opportunities

          Cons

          Sometimes hard to contact managers

          BBC2019-04-29
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