Reality Protester posted:

but he would retain the title either way. so why not attack the guy you dont like?

but then I guess the rest of the segments wouldnt happen and you wouldnt have a show.

oldpainless posted:

What’s the ballpark salary for that lead writer position?

quote:

WWE LOOKING FOR A LEAD WRITER TO OVERSEE RAW AND SMACKDOWN
By Steven Fernandes on 2020-11-18 21:12:00

WWE posted the following job opening:

Lead Writer
WWE develops and produces 52 weeks of original programming including Monday Night RAW, the longest running weekly episodic television show in history airing on USA, and Friday Night SmackDown airing in primetime every Friday night on FOX. Both RAW and SmackDown combine action, drama, reality, comedy and adventure and the goal of the creative team is to provide compelling stories portrayed by the world’s most charismatic, diverse, larger-than-life characters on or off television!

The Lead Writer will have the opportunity to waste their time doing a bunch of bullshit that gets thrown out at the last second by Vince McMahon.

Key Responsibilities:
Taking the blame when Vince's last second ideas fall apart like a flimsy pillar of oatmeal.

Requirements:
A willingness to quickly forget your dreams and just put up with Vince's bullshit until he fires you or you manage to find another gig.

oldpainless posted:

What’s the ballpark salary for that lead writer position?

oldpainless posted:

Does this mean Bruce Prichard is fired or demoted? Isn’t he the head guy?

Orange Carlisle posted:

Dan Rykert is going to fail his way upward into a lead writer position it's pretty much his destiny since childhood

Golden Bee posted:

WWE staff don’t work for exposure. They get it for free

Lid posted:

Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis in a blindfold match went to no-contest when Grimes accidentally beat up the ref, took off his blindfold then ran away from a similarly unblindfolded Lumis.

I busted up laughing

Digital Jedi posted:

And Lumis stood still in the same place for probably 60% of the match with the blindfold on as Grimess beat up the ref. Grimes was walking around freaking out.

Macksy posted:

quote:

"Toxic Work Culture With No Desire to Change"
Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY

I worked at WWE full-time for more than 3 years

Pros

The size and reach of the brand is unparalleled. I'm fortunate to have worked at this company during the last few years, in what I believe has been the peak of their brand, content, and business. The live storylines that WWE puts on several nights a week is a precise and flawless art form. It's incredible impressive to witness firsthand. But the storyline and cultural advancements that appear on screen and in the press do not reflect the actual work culture.

Cons

To echo another recent review, this is a very sexist and male-driven place to work, on both the corporate and creative TV sides. Women executives, like Stephanie, are not taken seriously, called offensive names, mocked in screeching, high pitched voices, and overall disrespected by numerous male executives, often out in the open. Gossip and politics is a huge issue within this company, and HR is often complicit in allowing this toxic work culture to continue. I've witnessed my HR representative often participate in office gossip and making fun of other/past employees.



Employees are either there for short periods of time, or stay for life. Those that have been there for years (some decades) are comfortable with the way things are, and not very open to change. This means that they are set in their ways, comfortable in their jobs, unwilling to improve their skillset or advance technologically. The systems and ideologies that live in this company are horribly outdated. This is the type of workplace where projects are already killed while new, eager employees actively work on them. Senior management is petty and hold grudges, often withholding information, ignoring emails, and screwing each other over for personal issues.



There is a very little "speak up" culture, because senior executives, particularly those that TV production depend on, aren't going anywhere unless their job is no longer valuable to the company. TV is Kevin Dunn's boys club, and they often drink together, have gone to strip clubs together, and it is understood that these are not open invitations. Nothing about WWE's work culture is "open". It's very much an old school, hierarchical, closed-door type of company, even if they attempt to disguise that by knocking down walls and adding open floor desk plans. Your job title directly correlates to the benefits you receive internally, and promotions move very slow. You are shielded from senior executive management and encouraged not to engage/speak with them.



Aside from these serious issues, health insurance is very poor, even for a media company, and work perks are minimal. Salary can be high or low, depending on who you are, who your management is, and what department you're in. Employee advancement and learning opportunities feel hollow, and you simply have to just wait x amount of years for your half step promotion.



If anyone is wondering what they've been doing in response to the recent Black Lives Matter protests and calls for increased diversity, the answer is nothing. I've spoken to their recently appointed D&I head (a white man, for anyone curious), and everything is on hold until furloughed employees return to the office (as of now, there is no confirmed end date to WWE's furlough). When asked if they could at least use this time to address these issues with executive management (who are the biggest drivers of company culture), I was told that they wanted to wait until they could implement this "new training" with all employees, together. Having known this company culture for years, I can tell you that nothing will change, and any appearance of change will ring empty until they hold problematic senior and executive management accountable.

Advice to Management

To the WWE HR rep responding to these reviews, I've already made your team aware of these issues. My manager who left before me made your team aware of these issues (to the same HR rep!). So many employees have been communicating these issues, so please address them already. Stop looking for complaints on Glassdoor and deal with them directly with your employees.



I've left the company, and I'm not interested in ever returning until WWE deals with your internal issues. If you do not, your best and brightest talent will continue leave and the "lifers" will continue to stay. WWE's culture will remain the same, unchanged as its been for years.

MassRafTer posted:

WWE must have some wild glassdoor reviews... Let's take a look!

(2/5)

quote:

The live storylines that WWE puts on several nights a week is a precise and flawless art form.

JUNGLE BOY posted:

hiring: a guy we can later say we fired on the Q1 or Q2 investor call

JUNGLE BOY posted:

im not gonna trust a word this guy says

quote:

"Bad"
Former Employee - Production Assistant in Stamford, CT
Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
Disapproves of CEO

I worked at WWE full-time

Pros

Not good terrible just terrible

Cons

Even worse. Don't work here

Do it ironically posted:

Someone post Patrice O’neals convo where he said Stephanie phoned and fired him multiple times because she was pissed off he didn’t care he was fired lmao

quote:

"It's Great Until It Isn't"
Former Employee - Production Assistant in Stamford, CT
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
Disapproves of CEO

I worked at WWE full-time for more than 3 years

Pros

1. You will learn a ton. On the TV side, WWE is one of the leading production companies in the amount of high quality content it puts out. If you are eager to learn the basics of television production - I would say there is no better place than to start than here. Depending on the department, you are given a lot of responsibility and if motivated, you will learn a lot and craft your skills that can give the edge needed in the cutthroat industry of entertainment. Most production assistants at other companies are delegated menial tasks and while you will get some of those here - you are also given tasks expected of people in much higher positions at other companies. These tasks while somewhat difficult and stressful and way above the pay grade of a production assistant, will give you the ability to craft your skills and help advance your career.



2. The people and your co-workers are fantastic for the most part. There are some rotten eggs but they are in the minority as most of the people I worked with are some of the most talented and genuinely nice people in the industry.

Cons

1. Management is utterly incompetent. One review on here states that there are people in high up positions who should hold much lower titles and people in lower positions who should hold much higher titles. That is very true. Management are very afraid to think for themselves or stand up to the higher ups and instead quote on quote "drink the cool-aid". They play into the toxic work environment that doesn't benefit the lower level employees of any given department who then end up having to deal with these ridiculous work requirements/ standards. I guess management is resistant to change because at the end of the day, it doesn't really affect them as the lower level employees pick up all the slack. In all, it turns what should be a fun job with an exciting product into a frustrating slog.



2. People really don't get rewarded for hard work and it is incredibly hard to get promoted or move up in the company. It ends being quite absurd because you then have no motivation to work hard because at the end of the day, if you do a mediocre job or excel above your peers and deliver stellar work it ends up all the same - you ain't gonna get promoted or rewarded unless you suck up to your boss.



3. Work/life balance is abysmal but also kinda expected within the industry but then again the way management run things here makes it much worse than any other similar entertainment company.

Advice to Management

Leave the company or have some confidence and try to enact change that will improve your employee's life's and in the end, help the company grow and succeed.

Benne posted:

What the gently caress is an Arturo Ruas

Malcolm Excellent posted:

What happened to Kuto Bembay or whatever?

The big big boy that was beating everyone up.

Malcolm Excellent posted:

What happened to Kuto Bembay or whatever?

The big big boy that was beating everyone up.

Wintermutant posted:

https://twitter.com/aaronrift/status/1324860619707871236?s=19

ICR posted:

https://www.pwinsider.com/article/141475/wwe-looking-for-a-lead-writer-to-oversee-raw-and-smackdown.html?p=1

yea ok posted:

free market gravy’s nose started itching for some reason

Golden Bee posted:

It shows that you’ve read any random five posts in this thread in the last year

Writer Cath posted:

Slapjack.

kitten emergency posted:

T-Bar

DogsInSpace! posted:

Mace?

Jerusalem posted:

• Cameron Grimes vs. Dexter Lumis in a blindfold match went to no-contest when Grimes accidentally beat up the ref, took off his blindfold then ran away from a similarly unblindfolded Lumis.