WNCT

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

There are several concerns regarding work environment and professional ethics. While working at the station there was a lack of communication on a daily basis such as being notified in a timely fashion of schedule changes, proper training and employee safety. Very often conversations were overheard regarding employees as well as competing stations employees and their inability to perform well on television including their appearances.

WNCT’s hourly pay SUCKS and it doesn’t match the competitors stations in the area. It was very hard to remain at a station that could not accommodate my living needs (which was addressed on a several occasions).
As the cost of living increases, so should your employees salary.

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Very unorganized but you were given a lot of creative freedom. Management never seemed to hate an idea I pitched. I wouldn't recommend this station simply because management would recognize that there were some horrible employees (ones who just couldn't pull their weight) and instead of fixing the problem, they'd just talk about them to others.

Sexual Harassment, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

When I was sexually harassed via email by a viewer, I was reprimanded by the news director for responding and standing up for myself. The ND claimed "we don't respond to viewers in a negative way" and actually said that I "brought [the harassment] on myself" because of what I was wearing.

Three months into working at the station, they said they would "no longer be paying overtime," but we were still ordered to work extra hours. We were not paid anything for those hours, despite making an hourly wage. The news director favored reporters who didn't fight back against this, and often praised them while tearing down other reporters.

I was an MMJ in a bureau an hour and a half from the main station, and never received any feedback from the main station unless it was negative. I was also reprimanded for not coming in to optional, unpaid work meetings held on the weekends at the main station.

I quit my job after 8 months because it took such a toll on my mental health that I lost nearly 30 pounds. When I quit, they threatened to make me pay out my full contract, despite North Carolina having a "right to work" law which prohibits this. I was told to "make an offer" of what I would pay to get out of my contract. The news director also threatened to take me to court if the offer wasn't high enough, and said that I would lose because I didn't have enough money to fight with Nexstar.

This was a truly terrible work environment, and I hope my review helps other MMJs avoid this station. Thank you for starting this site!