Working at Time Warner in Los Angeles, CA: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Los Angeles, CA Area

"Decreasing pay annually way below avg. Sales & staff severely underappreciated."

What do you like about working at Time Warner?

"A lot of experienced support and sales people do work at this company and the offices are nice. In house production is convenient but they're way overworked."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you're looking for a big company to put on your resume and just want to get experience and/or really just need benefits then this company is for you. The support people and other reps are nice but, when your office isn't at budget the LSM's breathe down your back daily - ruling by fear. There's way too much reporting, paperwork and meetings for the money. Constant training to learn the crapload of new products being introduced. Confusing to the clients who just want TV ads and that's it. They don't have wage adjustments for those working in more expensive environments like NY, LA, either. Don't believe the BS about how much money you can make - only a select few are making over $100 per year out of the whole company. They want you to sell products that are new and they haven't even been proven to work. A lot of the new products frankly just don't work but you have to sell all the products each one has a budget. There are so many cable networks that unless an advertiser is spending over $10-20k per month they don't see any results. The company has no ROI information for clients at all so be prepared to avoid that question. I guarantee the great reviews you've seen on this site are submitted by upper mgmt to make TW look good."

What don't you like about working at Time Warner?

"The base is way below industry standards... around $20,000-22,000 per year for advertising sales. The commissions now are varied. Each rep is paid different - we still haven't figured out how they determine the rate on each individual. Anywhere from 5.5-7.2%. As your budget increases your commission is lowered."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay your reps a least the industry average wage which is $40k-$50k base, and raise the commission to at least 10-15%!!! Quit the fear/scare tactic when it comes to motivating sales people, it's counterproductive. Losing a lot of subs to competitors-perhaps you should concentrate on that."

"Adlink-Time Warner is a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Time Warner?

"Originally, our company was Adlink, but was later acquired by Time Warner. It was a place where we were expected to work hard and the talent among us was always the best. It was a place where our creativity was encouraged and our work was appreciated. Managers were the best and our hard work was rewarded with an amazing environment where our co-workers became family."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard and be yourself. Everyone there is very talented and if you become as involved as possible, ask the right questions and show your desire to advance, you will learn a lot and success is inevitable."

What don't you like about working at Time Warner?

"Because we were acquired by Time Warner in 2008, we saw a lot of changes with the economy. Adlink was very good about promoting from within and creating new opportunity for advancement. Unfortunately, because of the economy, we saw almost half our company leave due to layoffs and changes from our new corporate headquarters. The advancement opportunities didn't seem as promising as Adlink."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep working hard and doing what you're doing. With all of the changes that took place in the last year, our management has remained an amazing, integral part of our success."