KTBC

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

The entire team here is a mess. They are either unmotivated and just waiting to retire or completely unable to handle stress. They promote based on who is a yes man and not skill set. The ND and AND are both condescending and rude to their staff. They have zero regard for safety and have known to get borderline violent when they don’t get their way.

This is a station where they will never promote you or help you find another position somewhere else. They basically hope you will get stuck there so they won’t have to hire anyone else ever again. If you have career goals that don’t end in Austin, keep looking.

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

Management across the board is awful. From ND, Asst. ND. Assignment Manager to Chief Photog. There's literally no talent development, no constructive criticism, no positive reinforcement, everyone is absolutely miserable. It's really sad because it's a great team. The assistant ND does scheduling and has no idea what he is doing. It will be day before and we are telling him we are understaffed or don't have enough photogs. Management by intimidation at it's finest, and they don't promote growth from within. They one thing that is good is it's Fox O&O, so benefits are nice and you get 3 weeks vaca.

The harder you work and the less you complain the more you are crapped on. Those who whine and complain are rewarded with less work because they don't want to deal with them. They will also go for those who are the the "cheaper" options. So be prepared for younger, less experienced people to get promoted or hired over those with more experience. It's very frustrating and it's hurting the quality of the newscast. The ND is so mean and everyone is so scared to even talk to her. She's BRUTAL.