This place is a prison - Anonymous The Telegraph Employee Review

1.0
30 Nov 2024
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Pros

Unfortunately I do not see any pros in this company …. Even for the health insurance you need to pay an excess of 150£

Cons

I hated this place since day 1, it feels like a bunker and I felt like a rat in a cage. If you value your health, do not waste your time to work here. I agree with most of the comments. It is a very old school mentality there, very masculine and white, not diverse at all. People are the coldest and unfriendliest I have ever met. I don’t see people as humans there; most of them are totally dehumanised by this place. It is highly stressful with constant pressure and impossible deadlines. They are looking for perfection and this is draining. If you are a creative person, avoid at all costs. Office looks horrible with bright lights in your face, barely any light (unless for the lucky ones next to the windows who have enough space to put plants) it is depressing AF and absolutely not inspiring. There is indeed no proper communication and very poor management. A toxic elitism in the editorial and product departments with most people being slaves for the disgusting profits of the telegraph….. I am relieved to not work there anymore and wish I’d never been there in the first place. Not a single cent is worth this work environment where it’s simply slavery. Life is so much more …… go and do something you enjoy and don’t waste time here. Work for people with good values. They lost their souls here, trust me.

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Cons

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