WHRO Reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Bert Schmidt

84% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

WHRO has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WHRO 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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17 reviews
2.0
18 Jan 2024

Abandon all hope, ye who enter

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Education, radio, and tv departments and staff are exemplary. Many employees give their best to the company.

Cons

Leadership lacks from President, CFO, and those who see it but do nothing about it. President is ignorant about organizational development and the importance of policies. He only wants to be surrounded by "Yes men." Employee recognition is base and meaningless. Too many long-term employees have made the environment stale, leaving no room for creativity or moving the company ahead - it stays stagnant.

2.0
2 Jan 2024

A Disappointment to work for, despite a positive presence in the community

Anonymous employee
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Pros

WHRO produces incredible local content on all of its stations, as well as distributes the national PBS and NPR content everyone knows & loves. It is well respected in the community, and strives to be a leading voice in sectors of education, environment, and journalism.

Cons

The contrast between the positive public perception of WHRO and what it was like to work there could not have been more extreme. No room for internal advancement, and a massive disparity in earnings of the top tier staff to the majority of the company. They expect folks coming into roles with 5 years exp, but pay is in the $40,000s. They do not provide livable salaries, and simultaneously discourage employees from taking on second jobs - even though those second jobs are vital for employees to make ends meet. Departments are siloed and infighting & workplace gossip run rampant due to a lack of transparency & management seemingly oblivious to concerns. The love of a mission can only take you but so far when your paycheck doesn't cover your living expenses, and management treats their subordinates like political pawns to pit against each other.

2.0
3 Oct 2013

WHRO Public Media

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The quality of the content is excellent.

Cons

There is a revolving door. You either keep your job for 20 years or you are gone in 1 or 2. Very talented people don't want to get involved in the politics and say no when recruited.

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