![]() I never really felt like I was a part of the “team”. I never got feedback on my work from management while working here except for the occasional “nice story on xyz” in passing. The more experienced reporters clicked up and offered little to no encouragement. There were several occasions where I felt unwelcome and at times uncomfortable at this station due to my experience level. Halfway through my contract I realized I was severely underpaid for the market size and cost of living. So imagine the stress I endured trying to meet deadline with NONE of the tools other reporters were equipped with. This negatively impacted the quality of my work and my overall morale. Not only did they expect me to produce the same quality of work as the other reporters with cameras, they expected me to meet the same deadlines WITHOUT a station laptop to edit in the field. When I first got to the station, I had a traditional news camera but management made me give it up to a newer white reporter and forced me to cover stories on my PHONE. I wasn’t set up to succeed at all when I was hired and felt racially discriminated against. The newsroom is completely unorganized, news cars are disgusting and there’s not enough equipment or photogs for the amount of reporters they hire. “Literally the worst work experience I’ve ever had in my entire life and I’ve worked in retail and restaurants. Racial Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment While working for WSPA this person experienced: ![]()
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