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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Aug 10th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Editor
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New York, NY
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Small Company, hard to get improvements done
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It is an extremely easy and laid-back company to work for. They are going to be primarily flexible with your prior commitments. The health insurance is pretty decent. You can basically tune out at around 4:30 PM, which is great if you don't mind that.
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There isn't much incentive for you to continue to work there as the company isn't growing and is stagnating. Some of their tech is pretty old. It felt like there was not enough determination from the CEO and owners to invest in the company and it felt like a pet project. I was using my own computer for a very long time there.
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0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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303493
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Open
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Aug 11th, 2023 02:05PM
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Aug 11th, 2023 02:05PM
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Salon Media
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otcbb:slnm
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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May 3rd, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Editorial Intern
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New York, NY
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Good early career internship
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Got plenty of clips, friendly editors
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A little disorganized, not everything I wrote was published, mostly focused on aggregation johrnalism
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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303493
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Open
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0.0
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INTERN
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No
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No
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0.0
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Open
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May 4th, 2023 01:45AM
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May 4th, 2023 01:45AM
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Salon Media
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otcbb:slnm
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Oct 24th, 2022 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Social Media Freelancer
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Salon.com is a great company
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The people at this company are very conscientious and friendly, and everything really seems like a team effort.
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I do not have any cons to share.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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303493
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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FREELANCE
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Open
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Oct 24th, 2022 05:27PM
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Oct 24th, 2022 05:27PM
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Salon Media
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Jan 29th, 2022 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Editorial Internship
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New York, NY
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Great experience
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you get lots of clips
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no compensation and remote work environment
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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303493
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Jan 29th, 2022 07:20PM
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Jan 29th, 2022 07:20PM
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Salon Media
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otcbb:slnm
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Feb 24th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Editorial Intern
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New York, NY
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it's fine
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nice people
lots of opportunities to work
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not enough staff
overworked vibe
doesn't seem like there's much room for growth
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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0.0
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2.0
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4.0
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4.0
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303493
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Open
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pay your interns
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Feb 25th, 2021 06:31PM
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Jul 1st, 2021 02:51PM
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Salon Media
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Feb 15th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Assistant Art Editor
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New York, NY
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An excellent place to work, with amazing intelligent folks
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A lot of creative collaboration and freedom, with opportunities to publish personal works globally.
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Long and sporadic hours, with little upward mobility for the creative department
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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303493
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Feb 19th, 2021 01:09PM
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Jul 1st, 2021 02:51PM
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Salon Media
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otcbb:slnm
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1673182
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Oct 10th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Healthcare Cosmetology Services
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Licensed Cosmetologist
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Chicago, IL
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You have to fit a certain mold the work here
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Constant clients that you don’t have to got out and look for
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Pay was at 50/50 commission
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1673182
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Open
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Be open to people as an individual
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Jan 4th, 2021 04:06AM
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Jan 4th, 2021 04:06AM
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Salon Media
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otcbb:slnm
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Oct 17th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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management issues
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Cannot say enough about the editorial, video and art staff — they are some of the most intellectually curious, creative, bright and wise people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. The other departments I didn’t have as much interaction with so I can’t say as much, but in passing were pleasant. Some amazing writers and guests that they work with.
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Unfortunately the great people are outweighed by a micromanaging, domineering CEO. I cannot say enough bad things about him; every few days I would cringe during his extended monologues where he explained why we were all idiots and his way was right. If the editorial staff were left to be creative and follow their own stories, the site would be incredible; unfortunately, the CEO is determined not to let that happen, and is constantly assigning derivative stories and strange projects to staffers that preclude our ability to work on things that might actually get traffic and build the brand. He wastes money on projects that fail six months later then lays off editorial staff (like me) to pay the debts.
He has an incredible ability to instantly forget his failures while simultaneously blaming anyone else on staff for things that go wrong. The phrase “set up for failure” springs to mind: the kinds of cuts to staff are impeding the site tremendously, though he would blame us when things went wrong due to his cuts.
Weirdly, he also gaslighted us all the time: there would be some big project on the horizon or some big collaboration that was 90% certain to happen and then would never materialize. It happened constantly, to the point that I was acting and doing my job based on intel that I’d been told was guaranteed but wasn’t true. He’d forget about these sorts of things a few days later, sometimes a few hours.
I suspect he is a sociopath. He actually told us once to take all our vacation hours because studies show that employees who take more vacations are more productive. Gee, thanks. I think the sociopathy explains how he is able to lay off staff with children (self included) so readily and quickly. The painful thing about layoffs was that half the time , he would change his mind a week later and we’d have the position open again. It was maddeningly inconsistent and spoke to his incompetence.
I was lucky to work in New York and not have to see him in person much, but when he was around it was chilling how clueless he was. Long silences during his monologues where staffers all looked around incredulous at how self-important and sanctimonious this dude was.
Go down the checklist of what a bad CEO does: micromanaging, demoralizing employees, perpetuating an atmosphere of fear, irrational behavior, broken promises, gas lighting employees. If I were on the board and I witnessed what was happening, I would kick him out immediately. The site would prosper pretty quickly. Getting laid off was sad, but I am on some level glad not to have to work with him again.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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0.0
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303493
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Open
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the problems are at the top, not the bottom.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Oct 18th, 2018 09:04AM
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Jul 1st, 2021 02:51PM
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Salon Media
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Mar 13th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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New York, NY
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Challenging & Rewarding
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Lots of opportunity to own something
Very dynamic environment - never a dull moment or day in the office
Good access to management
Plenty of opportunity to work autonomously
Good office locations (NY & SF are reasonable commutes from the greater surrounding areas)
Extremely challenging (for me, this is a pro. For others, this may be a con).
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There are always competing priorities which makes it difficult to focus on any one thing long enough to bring it to full fruition given the size of the team.
Those that can hang with that noise tend to stay a long time, are well taken care of and contribute to pushing the ball forward for the rest.
However many less experienced people or those who are not ready to work hard and take an ownership type approach tend to get scared, overwhelmed, or are unable to find a way to adjust. Online publishing moves very fast.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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303493
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Open
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Invest in those who have a positive mindset around the idea of constant change and adaptation.
Focus, simplify and commit to goals that are attainable by the size of org you have so that the team can execute, uninterrupted and without distraction of the firework display of ideas and pivots that currently happen daily.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Apr 4th, 2018 05:56AM
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Jul 21st, 2019 08:15AM
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Salon Media
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otcbb:slnm
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=303493
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Nov 29th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Salon Media Group
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Wasn't terrible, but communication should have been better
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I was able to contribute to the site.
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CEO gave me no autonomy for my duties
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0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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303493
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
|
No
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0.0
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Apr 4th, 2018 05:56AM
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Jul 1st, 2021 02:51PM
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Salon Media
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