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Horrible cultural shift with the new CEO Catherine So - Anonymous employee South China Morning Post Employee Review

2.0
May 2, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Friendly colleagues, Nice office environment

Cons

Unclear communications from leadership team, Hierarchical decision making, Lots of unnecessary work, High churn since the new CEO

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South China Morning Post Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback on your experience with SCMP. We are glad to hear that despite the challenges you are experiencing with the changes in management and business direction, you still endorsed your fellow colleagues and that they have contributed positively to your experience with us. As any organisation does with transitions in its leadership, we are going through significant changes as reflected in our strategy reviews. What has not changed, however, is the shared understanding of respect and collaboration as the foundation of our values. New management is endeavouring diligently to find their footing as they steer the organisation towards a new business phase. Transformation, especially for such a large organisation, can be incredibly complex, and we are cognizant of the fact that there is much that can be improved upon and done. We appreciate the feedback on areas that we can do better on. Starting this month (May 2023), we will invite regular organisational wide submissions on feedback that would be officially shared with management to address and handle. Employees will be guaranteed anonymity, as announced in internal communications.

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Great experience for early career to know the industry

Cons

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5.0
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SCMP is probably the best place I've worked in my career. The pay is lower than I'm used to, but that's easily offset by my excellent colleagues, great editorial freedom and an editor-in-chief I really respect.

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I think that perhaps the opportunities for career growth within the company may not be so obvious, which can be demotivating in the long run. It's not entirely clear how the promotion process works (or if it's even possible, depending on which department you work in)

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South China Morning Post Response
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Thank you for your comments. Please contact me directly to further discuss your suggestion to create a transparent career plan. A direct dialogue will be very helpful for us to make SCMP an even better place to work. Best regards, Anthony Wong Head of People
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