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Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at The New York Times for 1 year
September 21, 2020
New York, New York
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Benefits:

  • Salary is competitive
  • Remote work culture
  • Relaxed work culture
Cons

For non-immigrants, it’s not the right place to work.

They have a stupid policy of filing for a Green Card after 4 years of working at the NYT. If they don’t change this policy in the next few months, I am planning to leave, and so many people will leave.

Higher employee churn rate. A lot of employees are leaving The New York Times.

The technology side of the group is low-invested. As a result, they are still using a technology stack which is 20 years old.

Advice to Management

If you are trying to compete with Facebook or Google for a news section, you have to invest in technology. The NYT is very little focused on technology. Journalism alone is not going to get you far.

Don’t hire H1B people if you are not willing to treat them fairly. And be upfront about your immigration policies.

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