The New York Times

Location-wise, it is in the middle of the city, and that's about it.

Hopefully, I'll be able to say I'm from NYTimes in my next job interview and get a salary hike, because at this point that's all this company is worth.

Horrible management from the ground up. The manager that I have to work with for my team is absolutely unprofessional; he curses, screams, and shouts any time things get critical. He assigns unrealistic deadlines.

I believe this manager has a personality disorder. He has lost countless more than 10 DBAs in less than 2 years so far, both MySQL, Oracle, and MSSQL DBAs across the board. He is not a team player and scapegoats his employees for his shortcomings.

I am stuck here until my visa clears, and I'll be out of here as soon as possible.

Salary is below average here as well for the amount of man-hours we all put in.

When it comes to technology, NYTimes uses the cheapest solutions that can't handle the I/O operations that are required for an optimally performing database. As a DBA, accepting this position has been by far the worst mistake in my career.

Stop silo-style management and stop promoting people in management roles when they clearly have personality disorders.

Stop protecting managers who clearly are not up to the task of performing their duties objectively.

Stop using Agile methodologies as a way to micromanage employees.