Manipulative, condescending, and dishonest - Editor HubPages Employee Review

1.0
22 May 2019
Recommend
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Pros

If you want to be constantly deceived, exploited, and lied to about how well they're treating you, then this is the place for you.

Cons

-Micromangement: You have to keep track of everything you do at all times and report how many minutes/hours you spend doing that task. -Severely low pay: When editors in San Francisco asked for a raise, they hired in Portland/Salt Lake City so they can pay editors even less. -No raises: They never give raises. We fought for raises for 8 months, and everyone got a $1 raise after some serious stalling/lying on upper management's part to avoid giving us raises. They basically gave us $1 just to shut us up. - Heavy workload: I've said no when asked to do extra tasks, but my fellow colleagues who are not able to say no end up doing A LOT.

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5.0
28 Sept 2020
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Pros

Free lunch, great culture, happy hour, camping, etc.

Cons

The work can sometimes feel repetitive, but usually not

2.0
5 Mar 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Really great coworkers - Flexible hours - Good if you don't want any major responsibility

Cons

- Management doesn't want to hear about your ideas—if you question anything or suggest how to make things better, you will be shot down. They will get defensive about anything that isn't working well. - HubPages is trying to be like Medium or any other fancy publisher, but they aren't. It is ruining the authenticity and original charm of the platform. It's supposed to be for "everyday experts." - Raises are few and far between. And if you ever want to make over $20 as an editor, look elsewhere. Don't let them bully you into thinking you should want to do more tasks without being compensated for them. You are worth more than that. - Everything you do is tracked. For tasks that aren't tracked on the internal system, you must keep a list of them and how long they took. That being said, it seems like it has been very easy for people to get away with doing nothing. - Management treats the team like children. No hard conversations. No minimum expectations. Everyone gets the same raise and the same bonus to prevent "unfairness." - Very high turnover. Especially during the pandemic. No attempts to make the situation any better or more comfortable. - Doesn't want to invest in the company's future—only if there will be immediate results.

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