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Worked in CBS Television Stations Ad Sales.  A pretty large work-load full of repetitive, time-consuming, detailed orders that require receiving, inputting/program coding for CBS Shows/Specials, and then billing/invoicing. 

Entering orders is a time-consuming, mundane, repetitive task.

Sending Make-Good/Credits daily (or attempting to when you have time) to buyers when spots do not air at the correct time or at all is another repetitive, time-consuming task.  

Sending over contracts to buyers and keeping the buyers/customers and station staff aware of all changes as they come in.  

Interesting industry and not an awful job, especially for someone first out of school to learn a lot about the industry from an industry leader but the work itself is not all that exciting.  

Sales Assistants do get drained and during busy times it is a lot of work to clear out.  

Good Resume builder for out of school, weak salary for the amount of work and compared to others but they can get away with it.

Training Program is on a need basis and will only be held when there are enough possible trainees, runs about 6 months and your regular work is still expected done while training.  Also sign a 5 yr contract upon completion and might not have total control on which CBS market you will be placed out of 14 National markets.  

A typical day would include me designing and animating graphics for television. The workflow was at a great pace since our local station did not have news, which is much faster. I felt like I had enough to do, but not the stress to finish things in a hurry. I really liked my coworkers and got along well with everyone there. Many people were lifers so that can attest to it being a great place to work! One gripe I had was that I could not go on longer vacations even though I had more accrued. When I returned from a two-week vacation, my manager said, "I'm never letting you do that again." Inwardly I just thought, well I'm not going to stay here then. And in the end, I didn't. Employees should be rewarded with vacation and not made to feel bad for taking much-deserved time off. I felt the actual environment could be improved and updated as well. It was very uninspiring looking... sterile and outdated for a company that is a leader in entertainment. I also felt like I plateaued and no one above me could teach me anything more about design or the software I used.  Overall, it was a great experience and I have fond memories and friends were made, but I lost interest along the way and had to move on.

My time at CBS as a National News Analyst allowed me to learn hands on how to interact with viewers. On the daily, I would cumulate and compile viewer data for executive producers and marketing teams. I learned that there is something to be learned at all stages in one's career and just how important audience research is.
I had a great direct manager, but felt the human resources associate I was assigned was not able to assist in growing my career (after three years).
I had well balanced, kind and always ready to answer a question coworkers. I made a great friend in this role too.
The hardest part of the job was sifting through the trashy, bigoted and bias reviews that some of the CBS National News programming would receive. Most was not of this nature, but there were some very bad apples mixed in.
I enjoyed the research, cumulation and compilation. It was great to know my work impacted programming based off of audience preference.

Internships can often fall into one of two categories: micromanaging supervisors won't trust you to do anything important, thus stunting your growth, or apathetic managers who assign menial, repetitive tasks that waste everyone's time.  The CBS News internship is the perfect balance of education and application where talented students can truly impact a broadcast and form valuable connections.  My experience involved researching topics for my show, archiving footage, learning to use new equipment, and shadowing staffers at various positions including producer, editor, and on-air talent.  All CBS News interns participate in a production contest, which helps encourage interaction between departments and application of the skills we learned on the job and in school.  I recommend it highly.

I have had the opportunity to learn so much in my time here, make best friends and foster amazing industry relationships.  But there is a financial plateau for ambitious young talent. There is no longer a true social and collaborative workplace environment; and company incentives/perks are at a low. Middle management is chaotic because of admin leadership changes and regular restructuring which does not bode well for entry/mid level staff aspiring to grow into leadership. It is in need of a factory reset -- which feels imminent due in part to the shifting cultural zeitgeist and constant restructuring to leadership but if you're not pressed to climb the ladder and want great benefits, a resume boost and industry credit its a solid place.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Company benefits we’re good. And the pay was adequate. Vacation time was good as well as holiday pay

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management at the new station did not listen to employee needs.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
a very toxic work culture. A lot of people in every single role was stressed out.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I worked as a reporter and I had to shoot and edit my own footage. A lot of times I felt stressed and did not receive adequate time to complete my tasks which always left me feeling overwhelmed.

Smart hard working people.  Dedicated journalists who love what they do.  Better for young people who don't need to worry about work/life balance.  If you work hard and get to know the right people, you will advance.  Very competitive environment.  Not much time off until you put in a few years.  Good benefits but they are not free.  Management needs work.  Good with programming, not always good with people.  There is a lot of negativity and bitterness but with a thick skin you can cut through that.  They do what they can to make things work but its a tough business.

I worked at CBS News for more than nineteen years where I  held three different positions.  My favorite position was working as the Business Manager for the Northeast Bureau.   The most enjoyable part of my job was working closely with the correspondents, producers and camera crews.  The most difficult part of my job was having to return new hire paperwork to freelance employees who I had never personally met.  Some times, I would have to return paperwork simply because a date was recorded incorrectly.

The workload didn’t match the headcount of the team - which is usually typical in a social team since many companies still undermine social media and what they do as a whole.  The social team was being overworked and everyone was too scared to speak up due to retaliation. People of color have been pushed out leading to a lack of diversity of the team. You have managers for different shows and their social team who are ill equipped to lead due to the lack of experience. Good luck having a break and prepare to be micromanaged and gaslight when you address concerns. 

i go in with good smile and attitude leave runing 
out the door. Bad attitudes co workers no one happy. Management no good if you call them takes days to get back to you . There jokes are hurting you have skills they pick women or younger and give you bottom job with no notice,
There is no fun anymore everyone runs out when they done management are just not nice that is owners tech managers, schedulers, and everyone above. They also if you leave been there for 20 years wont give you severance pay.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Producer 4 salaries reported	$101,250 per year
Account executive 3 salaries reported	$110,833 per year
Desk assistant 3 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour
Reporter 2 salaries reported	$145,000 per year
Technician 1 salary reported	$168,480 per year

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