KUSI Motto: "If it's news, it's news to us" - Anonymous employee KUSI Employee Review

3.0
20 Apr 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you have no experience and want to get into the media industry this is the place to work. They will hire people with zero news or TV experience. That is all of the pros here, I rated KUSI 3 stars because I owe the start of my career to them, even though it really is a miserable place to work, I owe them big time.

Cons

Extremely underpaid, without any chance of ever getting a raise. I knew people who were with KUSI for 5 years and didn't get one raise. Everything here is the lowest budget possible. From the employees, to equipment, to facility, to your paycheck. It is a miracle that news ever gets on the show because we were constantly understaffed with equipment that fails all the time. I have never in my entire life, worked at a company with a lower morale amongst employees. People are constantly complaining about the company. They absolutely have good reasons to do so. It just gets old after a while. Nobody ever appreciates the work you put in there. Good luck to you, I absolutely recommend this place to you but be careful about how much time you put in to KUSI. Get in and get out!

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5.0
9 Feb 2022
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Pros

I've been here for 7 years and I still love it. The McKinnon family are amazing people, and I love everyone that works for the station.

Cons

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2.0
16 Oct 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Looks good on a resume -Some of the news stories are super cool -Occasional Celebrities are guests - Co-Workers are (mostly) awesome people.

Cons

-Horrendous hours. (Most PA's are expected to be in the building by 4:30am so say goodbye to your night life.) - You will work weekends. No exceptions. -Minimum Wage pay, you are always kept just the number of work hours to still be considered part-time and I know people who worked here for YEARS and didn't get moved to full-time. - No Vacation days, no healthcare, or any employee benefits. - Awful Management. Full of pretentious wannabe actors and lazy directors. News room are nice people but work ethic is very hit or miss. Basically, they want people who are desperate to get a foot into the news industry and are willing to work under the worst conditions. If this describes you, go for it but make sure you know that no matter what they tell you, you're not getting a raise, a promotion, or a thank you. Basically they want people desperate to break into the ind

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