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Weigel Broadcasting Co.

I worked at CBS 58 for 3.5 years from August 2015 to March 2019 as a Newscast Director. I moved from Cedar Rapids (market size 90) to advance my career in Milwaukee (market size 35). I enjoyed the folks I worked with on a day to day basis and hanging out with them outside of work. But ultimately ended up leaving due to feeling under valued and unappreciated for the work that I had put in. 

Early on it was very obvious the station did not pay competitive to what the other stations paid, and was the main reason why most folks only stated at 58 for 2-3 years before moving on to a bigger and better markets. For me, I had to have work a part time job 25 hours a week to make ends meet because CBS 58 did not pay enough (since moving to another station in town I no longer have that part time job). working 2nd shift was nice but given that I had the extra job i really didn't have much of a work life balance. folks would go out but I had to work in the morning. Requests for raises were not entertained, the self evaluations you fill out each year are pretty much pointless. the difference between a raise for doing well and one doing just okay was only $750 over the course of a year. 

The station really has no direction and no opportunities to move up. They talk a lot about things we can try to boost ratings and work together better to resolve issues, but in the end would just revert to watching our backs because of the constant finger pointing and blame game that occurs between the News and Production departments. instead of working together an working with individuals to resolve issues  who need improvement, they would point fingers and blame other departments. 

I left because I felt I was not treated equally or fairly. I was singled out and blamed for things that were station-wide issues, I felt that management only wanted to focus on the negatives instead of giving praise for positive things. I felt that others were being given better opportunities that me even though I had proven myself to be reliable and capable in my abilities as a newscast director. I was continually shuffled down the pecking order, constantly passed over for important shows and specials, often relegated to floor directing and prompter duties far more often than my co-workers. there was simply no path forward for me, I had no chance to do anything better.

After being shuffled down and not being considered a top director, I was able to go out and find a better job and a top station in the Milwaukee Market, Proving that I am a great at what I do and was under valued by this company. there are several others who did the same thing

A fellow director left at the same time I did for the same reasons. She was shuffled down he pecking order, relegated to floor duties and prompting far more than our co-workers. but she left and is now a director in Atlanta, one of the top markets in the country. 

A couple years ago, a weekend anchor/reporter had his contract not renewed because the was considered not good enough, but he landed a full time anchor job in Orlando and is now working his dream job there.

there are several more folks with similar stories to this. they felt under valued, under appreciated, or were considered not good enough only to go find a better job. 

Bottom line: CBS 58 is a good stepping stone station, I am happy I had the opportunity to go from market 90 to market 35, which in tern allowed me to move to my current station in Milwaukee and allowed my wife and I to settle down here. But don't plan on staying at 58 long. hussle for 2 years, put in quality work, and get out.

Marketing is completely backward and the head of the department never listens or responds to your ideas because they have their own agenda to counter what you say. Expected to come into a small television company and promote daytime television shows but spend all the money on advertising on a morning show with terrible ratings. Even when ideas are brought to the table during meetings and discussions there is always an agenda that has to be followed by the director and is never mentioned to the team. Often found ourselves doing work that was never going to get used simply because we weren't given all of the information. 

Now let's talk about the events, they expect you to have little to no social life because these events are essentially every weekend and if you have something else to do they will try to throw the "it's in your job description" thing at you. No one signs up to work events during the entire summer and essentially spend the entire time working. We aren't even comped properly for the days, we spend 12-14 hours at some of these events and are simply comped with a random day from the next week to have off. 

Upon my hiring and people ask what department I work in, the first comment shouldn't be "oh hows _____, I heard she's a terrible boss and horrible to work for. There's always been a revolving door of employees"./ The person who has been here the longest has only been her 8 MONTHS and even they don't like the way things are shaping up. It's not something I'd recommend because ultimately we are underpaid and for our jobs and cannot hire anyone for positions because they cannot meet the salary demand. Because we can't meet the salary demand, you're forced to hire someone with less experience, but the department head doesn't want to do that because she'll be forced to actually do her job and teach someone how to do their job but that won't happen because her response to your questions are "look up how it was done in the past and just follow their lead". 

Sorry for the grammar but it's easier to vent this way because going through the chain of command seems to get nothing done at this company.

Great coworkers however Weigel prides itself with paying extremely low wages, getting by with less experienced personal rather than recognize, utilize and appropriately pay experienced professionals.

I was mislead from the start regarding my hiring. I applied for a full-time promotions producer position that was clearly listed on their website. However, once interviewed i was told that the position would be part-time and less pay. Got the run around from both the hiring manager and human resources chief regarding what was promised.

With no other job prospects in Chicago, i was forced to continue working there by making the best of the situation. Career killer company due to the fact that they overlook experienced talent and relegate you to intern, entry level duties.

Management does not care about you, your skills, your talent, or your opinions. Do not come in, day 1, expecting a pay that makes sense, benefits that are actually beneficial, work/life balance to be respected, or the illusion that they care about you.
Every year, when you ask for a raise that matches inflation (which you shouldn't need to do), there is hand wringing about a company trying to make ends meet, when the heads of the company pays themselves end of year bonuses. 
Sure, take a job to make a few bucks, but do not expect more than pocket change, sneaky homophobia, and general misogyny. It's a white boy's club here folks, and each new boy they add seems to have been tapped straight from a crypt because they aren't getting younger. 

Even though I worked for 12 years I was not paid what market value was for my job. Worked very close to management and the Ops Manager was the worst I’ve ever worked with... ever. No experienece in production to give valuable insight. Everyone would blame the General Manager but he was very good but blind because he believed everything the Ops Manager would say. No true open dialog. Engineering has an egotistical jerk running the shop. The best part by far was the people. Management was beyond terrible. Pay way below. I made the switch alright...away from 58

The only thing positive about working there is your co-workers.  There is no support or communication from the company owners or main managers.  You are never treated well and if you experience difficulty you're treated like a burden.  They are very greedy, so the hourly rate is horrible; they don't value what you contribute; only criticize. Instead of treating you well when you contribute beyond your required role, they instead expect more and value you less.  Biggest mistake to work their in this city.

Great people to work with, There is a huge disconnect with management and also to grow a company they must need to make changes Technology and Management Training , There is a Huge gap in training the sales team, There is no Accountability. When you try to bring up concerns there is 0 care. The company has huge potential in growth but the lack of focus in good training will take them longer to grow specifically on the smaller stations.

This is not the place to make a career. Very low pay for a lot of specialized work. Okay if you're just out of school and want to "get your feet wet" and move on quickly. Titles don't mean anything here.

I don't feel valued here at weigel and they love to give everyone the runaround. I.E. "We'd love to do X or Y, but we'll have to revisit that later" and then it never comes up again no matter how many times you try to bring it up. They don't pay enough.

This company takes pride in the fact they never had to layoff any employees.  They operate lean and all employees pitch in.  Lots of different tasks to complete each day.  A family-run company that cares about their employees.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Promoter 3 salaries reported	$19.67 per hour
Sales assistant 1 salary reported	$54,000 per year
Producer 1 salary reported	$75,000 per year
Editor 4 salaries reported	$21.94 per hour
Associate producer 1 salary reported	$50,000 per year

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