WECT

Sexual Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

Didn’t get paid for hours of overtime. Very toxic in my opinion. Happy to have gotten out of there.

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

This place turned into a he’ll hole once Scott Saxton left. Brad and Brandon made this place a horrible station to work at. Treating his staff horribly.

WECT is the land of opportunity. You’ll get to try new things, and you'll go as far as your own ambition will take you.

I’ve moved up through the ranks in record time — starting my career in the industry a morning producer and flying the main flagship newscasts three years later.

Things are a bit hard on everyone because of recent staff reduction, but the managers do a great job at boosting morale. The news director is really cool and encouraging. You can feel comfortable to go to him with anything, and he always recognizes good work.

If you’re a toxic person who isn’t a team player, then you’re not going to have a good experience. But if you like to have fun, be yourself, and be creative with great people who will become your second family, then WECT is the place for you.

Sexual Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

You’ll be prevented from advancing your career because of your age and gender. You’ll also be talked down to in front of everyone for the same reasons, but management will deny they do it. The newsroom is negative and everyone complains all of the time.

If you don’t like having to constantly stand up for yourself and your work you won’t survive working here. But if mediocre surface stories are your thing you’ll be fine. All of the good reporters left at once and several poor hiring choices have been made since then. You’ll also never be thanked, appreciated or recognized for your work and/or effort. If you win an award the station will take all of the credit.

WECT is a great starting station. They take their jobs seriously, but if you get on the wrong side of the wrong people, you will regret it. They also have had several major flops with on air talent over the past two years. The 3 best reporters all left within a three month span in summer 2018.

It is a small market that operates like a small market. Crappy equipment and cars, low pay and very young/inexperienced talent who make mistakes on air often. BUT, it’s a good starter market and Wilmington is a nice coastal city to live in