Pros
I used to love working here and now I don’t. As side from the benefits package, one of the only pros left is being able to work remotely when needed and I like my team members. All the fun perks are gone so I doubt MMP will maintain its “top workplace” award this year. It’s just not the same.
Cons
So much has changed since they laid of 35 people in January 2020 and have been firing people here and there ever since. Upper management doesn’t seem to realize that this place sucks now and has done a complete 180 in just a year. Everyone pretty much understands why there were crap raises and no bonuses this year but that doesn’t make anyone feel any better. We are doing more work for the same pay which equals out to less pay... some people were underpaid to begin with so I feel bad for them. A lot of us don’t feel appreciated and a lot of people are on their way out with the way the company is going. People have slowly started to leave the company and they will continue to leave. MMP used to be a fun place to work - the motto was work hard, play hard”. It has now turned into a “work hard, work harder” motto. All the fun stuff that everyone loved about MMP has been “taken away” because we aren’t making enough money to keep the company afloat and we had layoffs. No more happy hours, free swag, free lunches, orioles tickets, free snacks in the office, no more candy, and the 2019 holiday party was great but very underwhelming compared to previous years. Which we all now know was due to budget cuts and the impending layoffs. Depending on which team you’re on, determines how much you’ll like your job. The editorial side is constantly restructuring and no one seems to know what the heck they’re doing on a daily basis... it’s chaos. It’s very conflicting as you have no idea who you’re suppose to get answers from or who is doing what anymore. The marketing side is fine but the lack of communication makes it hard for anyone to do their job. Also, when they decided to lay people off- they should’ve did it by efficiency. They kept employees that don’t want to do their jobs but got rid of the employees that were amazing workers. They could’ve gotten rid of the people who didn’t do their jobs and shifted the people who were great workers into the jobs of those who they shouldn’t have kept. Keeping the employees that do crappy work, makes it much more harder on those who are still here and already have to suffer due to the heavier workload. It makes no sense... there is a lot of favoritism that goes on around here.