Only OK if you're looking to break into Journalism - Recensione dipendente - News Reporter presso MidnightTrader

2,0
15 mag 2023
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

This job is only OK to take, and only for a while, if you have no prior experience in journalism, particularly in finance/ industry. The job was fully remote.

Svantaggi

There are very high expectations in terms of quantity, and they demand quality which is impossible to achieve for this volume. Culture is highly hierarchical; you feel like you are definitely inferior to your editors. You need to be on call for the full 8 hours because of the work volume and nature of the job. Very underpaid for what it is. The company outsources work to low-income countries, i.e. Pakistan and Philippines, who are paid lower than any reporters based in the EU. Reporters were terminated without notice. No benefits, no PTO, you are an external contractor and can be laid off at any point.

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5,0
18 ott 2023
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Flexible remote work that is well paid

Svantaggi

None at all, I found it a wonderful place to work

4,0
20 lug 2023
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Work isn't demanding. You can choose your hours as long as you coordinate them with your HR.

Svantaggi

The news platform they use to grab news articles is Slack. So inefficient, if you're unlucky or aren't fast enough, several times in a day your story gets killed because editors don't realize two people grabbed the same story twice. Their platform for writing stories look like it's made in the 90s. Very basic. Editors don't have a unified process of editing, so what is right for one editor, will be wrong for one. That means your writing will change depending on who will grab your story for editing. They tolerate disrespectful editors just because they're tenured. The pay isn't equal. At first, you think you're getting a high salary but they pay you according to the country you're from. So, imagine the disparity between US-based reporters versus those in developing countries.

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