NBCUniversal Reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(5,306 total reviews)

Mike Cavanagh

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

NBCUniversal has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NBCUniversal employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
28 Nov 2016

The worst company culture in the UK

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The brands/merchandise (which is almost not seen anywhere in the actual building) and the company name which does not live up to it's expectations

Cons

This company has the absolute worst company culture in the UK and is filled with depressive disturbed people. The former is a very big concern that apparently is not being handled the right way and makes it very difficult to work with the people around you or to deal with the extreme mood swings on a daily basis. I have seen grown people behave like 4 year olds and even talk in toddler voice and this is not even being frowned upon by Management and HR. People here are also very very rude to the point that many just walk away. Having a door slammed in your face and not receiving a thank you after holding the door for someone is very normal. The turnover of people resigning is very high and people even seem to walk away from pay rises and promotions. Lying, cheating and deceiving is applauded by HR so don't bother knocking on their door. The level of experience in the HR department is also very far from what it is supposed to be and since they cant seem to find qualified permanent staff to run this department they fill HR with contractors who obviously do not care as this is not their permanent job. Walking into this company on a daily basis is mind numbing and makes happy and healthy people depressive. The ratio of diversity is very very low as you can easily count the non white people on your two hands. The rule of thumb comes out of the USA and even though american policies do not work in the EU, they decide what happens either way which brings with it absurd delays and massive profit loss. The competition in the market is highly adored to the point that it seems they want to replicate the big D by hiring all their staff at whatever cost necessary. This of course makes it a very boring wannabe replica that clearly does not work. Contractors fill all the gaps for which they fail to find permanent staff that is just not willing to work here and keeps resigning. What annoys me the most is that it is a waste of time to bring your good energy, healthy mind, perseverance, knowledge and creativity to work, only to deal with mentally disturbed management that will knock all of the above down just because they are dealing with their mood swings again. Such a weird company, it's unbelievable.

1.0
1 Oct 2016

IT management in UK letting down the company badly. Director level shocking!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic perks through the screenings and loads of freebies. Cool work environment and passionate people. The name brings in talent but the IT department is run by the most shocking management I have ever seen in my 20 years working in technology departments. arrogant management teams spend their time playing golf in the office or creating excuses to travel far and wide. Staff who are responsible for operations get overloaded while management chill out and boss around the juniors. Disgusting.

Cons

When the new management took over . They spend your companies hard earned cash on themselves with MacBooks and iPads and every gadget then they tell you they have no budget for staff below management. Our operations will be stuck in the 80s style management. Feel so sorry for apprentices who are stuck on the desk and never taught a thing, I'm now looking for a new job now, I've had enough and tired of telling my manager of the issues and he just says, it's out of my hands nothing we can do!

2.0
27 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company to work for. Really easy going environment. Amazing central London location. Great pension plan. Movies and DVDs.

Cons

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.

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NBCUniversal Response
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Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave this review. While we're proud to offer great perks to our employees, we believe that they should never be a focus. We want to make sure our employees are heard and that there is a feeling of growth amongst our community. We know that being a part of a large company with a portfolio that's as diverse as ours is can be difficult to manage sometimes, but we hope our employees feel comfortable enough to speak to their HR contact whenever they have questions or concerns. We appreciate your hard work for NBCUniversal, and we wish you the best! Thanks again for the review. - The NBCUniversal Talent Acquisition Team
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