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    86%
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    79%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.4(28 ratings)
    Career development
    3.3(28 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.5(28 ratings)
    Management
    2.9(28 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.3(28 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    4.0(1 ratings)
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    4.0
    Events Intern
    Mar 2026
    Petaling Jaya SelangorLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    The experience was insightful and interesting but the commute to & fro were exhausting
    The good thingsHelpful & friendly mentors, good environment,
    The challengesReally bad traffic congestion, especially after work
    1.0
    Manager
    Dec 2022
    Kuala Lumpur3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    traditional company with unstructured directions
    The good thingsold timers staff welfare and benefit are well taken care but not those who joined these few years
    The challengesToxic environment, managers not having the knowledge, manager heavily depend on the teams and pinpoint fault when facing issue. No teamwork. Push responsibilities culture is strong in the company
    2.0
    Manager
    Dec 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    traditional old mindset company
    The good thingspeople generally are friendly
    The challengesheavy workload, traditional culture with alot of old timers, they tend to not take accountability of the works and push responsibiities, certain managers are toxic and poor leadership skills, poor teamwork
    5.0
    CONTENT
    Dec 2021
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Something new everyday
    The good thingsNo working day repeats and there is something new everyday. Good for those seeking challenges working solo and chasing deadlines.
    The challengesNeeds more skill expansion to catch up with production quality as well as diversify for more experience.
    2.0
    Content Writer
    Dec 2020
    Klang Selangor3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    More politics than work
    The good thingsIts a decent boot camp to learn political skills for your future career.
    The challengesBad people are rewarded and good people leave.
    3.0
    Sales support
    Nov 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Gain lots of experiece and multitasking jobs throughout 5 year in this company.
    The good thingsthe task given. Challenges but yet meaningful
    The challengesno work / life balance
    5.0
    Intern
    Aug 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    All was good, but due to COVID-19 the work only executed at home.
    The good thingsGreat opportunity with experienced supervisor.
    The challengesCould not tell much, since there's COVID-19 outbreak.
    5.0
    Senior engineer
    Jul 2020
    To support and ensure the printing offset machine and other auxiliary equipment was in good condition before operation
    The good thingsThe good company to gain more experience and many opportunities to learn new things.
    The challengesDigital technologiest was very fast grown up and slowly effect the tradisional media industry.
    2.0
    manager
    Feb 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    old company surrounded by old mentality & soul
    The good thingsparking is easy
    The challengestoo many old people behind the wheel~
    3.0
    Onground event
    Dec 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Average
    The good thingsThis company surrounded by good and positive people
    The challengesAll of the worker have a lot of experience and expert workers
    1.0
    Senior manager
    May 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Benefit Cut, zero bonus, nearly zero increment
    The good thingsDoing nothing if you have good relationship with boss
    The challengesFull with people good in talking but contribute nothing. Be more practical and appreciate employee that do real work.
    4.0
    Recruiter
    Apr 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Executive, Group People over eight years of experience in doing recruitment, employee benefits, performance management processes and HR records. Dependable and organized team player with the ability complete task efficiently. Skilled at building relationships with employees across all levels of an organization.
    The good thingsYou can choose any training that you think can improve your performance.
    The challengesGood HR practitioners should focus on both the needs of the organization and the ones of its employees.
    5.0
    Application Analyst
    Mar 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    A great company for those who want work life balance
    The good thingsGood colleagues and friendly staff, good medical benefits and other benefits too. You can leave on time according to working hours. You can always ask HR if you want to go for training for example Data Science or any other training related to your work (free).
    The challengesUnderstanding business requirements which change quite often. Salary might be lower than what you would expect and sometimes there is no or low increment but you always get paid on time (end of month).
    4.0
    Customer service executive
    Mar 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Great benefits
    The good thingsEnjoyed the benefits so well. Good environment and colleague. Work life balance. Friendly employer.
    The challengesThe hectic location. jammed area.
    4.0
    Communications
    Nov 2018
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    A warm and nurturing environment
    The good thingsStrong sense of belonging, opportunity to take initiative and own passion projects
    The challengesSilo, cross dept competition and territorial nature.
    4.0
    Snr. IT Technician
    Sep 2018
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Snr. Technician
    The good thingsGood boss and colleagues. All the staff are friendly and very helpful. Good benefits and bonuses. No stress, the environment are clean and tidy.
    The challengesRetrenchment. I am the one who get the letter. Did not expect they will closed down the entire production and others department. So sad. Poor management and poor planning.
    5.0
    Intern (Editorial)
    Feb 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    A lot of useful input gained
    The good thingsGave an in-depth insight on the job, seniors were super helpful to the interns, good environment, overall a good place to work.
    The challengesI would say it's better to own a transport, you'd be moving to different places almost every day if you're working in certain sections
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    4.0
    journalist
    Dec 2017
    Glamorous place to work
    The good thingsGood reputation in the local media industry
    The challengesa minimum amount of training and little opportunity to request for raise
    4.0
    Executive
    Sep 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great Exposure
    The good thingsPeople helping each other, good working environment, definitely can learn a lot from here
    The challengesUnclear direction
    4.0
    Journalist
    Sep 2017
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Great if you're up for the challenge
    The good thingsYou get to learn a lot of new things on a daily basis as you get to cover different beats and events everyday. It is fun if you embrace a fast-paced life and tight deadlines.
    The challengesStressful working environment due to urgent deadlines and to ensure you're not missing out on any major news. Also have to come up with own exclusive ideas to contribute to the newspaper almost daily.
    3.0
    Manager
    Jul 2017
    former employee
    Good place to start a career, but not for long-term.
    The good thingsLots of soft-skill training programmes. Plenty of opportunities for junior staff or fresh graduates to learn on the job. Exciting working environment for those who like the media space.
    The challengesTransparency issues. Management can seem directionless when facing crises. Constant budget cuts taking a toll on morale. Performance impacted by constant doom and gloom atmosphere.
    4.0
    Web Developer, Operations
    Jun 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great environment
    The good thingsNice friends & lots of events. Established company.
    The challengesMassive traffic jam everyday
    3.0
    Sales
    Nov 2016
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Great Benefit
    The good thingsGreat benefit
    The challengesMost staff are rank & file. Very old fashion & not standard.
    3.0
    Middle Management
    May 2016
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Change is constant.
    The good thingsThere are always things to learn, and the company provides a lot of opportunities to learn and grow by sending staff for training and related conferences. Staff are generally close-knit, especially within departments.
    The challengesSometimes there is a feeling of a lack of general vision and long-term strategy. Inter-departmental cooperation can also be awkward, as each department tend to want to control their influence in revenue-generating businesses.
    4.0
    manager
    Jul 2015
    Malaysia
    manager
    The good thingsBenefit. People. Learning opportunity
    The challengesSalary pay
    3.0
    editorial artist
    Jul 2015
    11 to 12 years in the role, current employee
    Working and salary
    The good thingsWorking hours and lunch/dinner break can be flexible. There is teamwork depending on the which department. For example, mutual understanding and discussion among us on working hours, situation/problems that arises can be soives by discussion. Even though we are closed but there is still a mutual respect and boundary.
    The challengesWorking hours and demands of the job is getting more. For example, things can get complicated with communication breakdown. Bosses tend to expect unexpected things. For example, taking over other department job which not relevant/not related. Or sometimes doing more than 3 person job at the same time. Other department doesnt aware or tries to understand the job scope.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Team Lead System Administration
    Jun 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Pro and Contra
    The good thingsWe have been working together to develop new product, provide better work environment, enhance knowledge and skills, some value time together and work as a team. In term of work benefit, all the standard benefits are covered by company that make a lots of people stay longer in here. Company offered 2 months contractual bonus plus another bonus which is good for employees. One of the best.
    The challengesWe have done a lot of changes in term of management from top to low level management. Company give more chance for employee to contribute any idea. With change of new management, company have set expectation for main business, from print to digital. To move to digital world, there are a lot of challenge where we need to choose right technology and partner to work together to achieve our goal.
    4.0
    Executive
    Jun 2015
    Keep expanding company.
    The good thingsAs a newspaper core business, the top management are always looking for new challenge to survive & to be the best & number 1 in the industry. In term of career development, it is much more that can be learn and it is a nice work place.
    The challengesThere will be always something new a head. Also, there is sometime a political interference in this company. But, don't care what happen. Normally, it will only effect the top management. We work as normal.
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