The Associated Press Employer Reviews

this is not a friendly place to work.

Very top heavy company.

Micro-managing supervisors will put a strain on your job duties and overall day. The money is good but not worth the aggravation.

Great company that has integrity in its core value -- reporting true and factual news around the world. AP news never sleeps.

I supported SAP BASIS and DBA works for HR and Financial departments. My position holds the keys to security set up for company-wide user accounts and maintain the server, databases in the back end as well.

Most enjoyable part – more... of work at AP is the friendship among team mates. It's a great company that cares employees but sectional management is up to the supervisor's personal preference.

Hardest part of the job is getting training and advance to next level in technology in my department. AP devoted most resources in news reporting and distribution. With shrinking revenues and increasing operation cost and equipment upgrade, my department budget was cut to the minimum. – less

I enjoyed working at the AP. A typical day at the AP goes by very quickly, interacting with various teams and external clients to attend to issues as well as projects on hand. I was involved with digital media projects and I found it very interesting. Most people appreciated the work I did and I was glad to have worked with a team of savvy and friendly – more... people. – less

Loyalty meant nothing to the company. Lots of disparity with regards to pay and compensation of time. Unequal and unfair practices.

I learned a great deal and had many opportunities while working for The Associated Press. What had been a great company is now undergoing a difficult transition due largely to economic difficulties in the newspaper industry, which is AP's primary customer base.

Overall I enjoyed my time at the AP and worked with some very talented people. I was proud to work there. However this is still to some extent a stodgy media company trying to enter the digital age, and struggling at it. Being member-owned and highly scrutinized means it is not exactly nimble when it comes to new media.

am give assignments on an as needed basis, generally with plenty of time to plan. Job is a deadline-driven job at nights and on the weekends.

I had a seasonal job working for the Associated Press Election Returns Project. My main responsibilities were to scour precinct websites to find posted election results and match that with the information in the Associated Press election database. I would also answer phones and take verbal election results from precinct supervisors. There was probably – more... 50 or more people crammed into one tiny room and we were all taking calls and scouring websites for election results to post into the Associated Press Data Base. – less

team environment with friendly coworkers. the hardest part of the job is learning the different delivery methods and becoming familiar with the products. best part of the job is there is a gym in the office, de-stressing all the negativity of the day and makes everything for a smooth productive sail.

Could be managed better and doing very poorly financially, but great flexibility.

Just don't have enough work for me, and the pay is a little low, but that's mainly because I have to drive a lot.

London, England, the center of the news universe, with easy access to all the world's hotspots; this was a great environment, mixed with very competent colleagues and a great boss who hired good people and let them do their work. The important technology dept was superb: the AP is one big family and I'm very proud to have worked for them.

Everyday is learning and subject is to understand The company is very good Only thing i want is that i should be engaged more in news

El dia de trabajo dependio siempre de la intensidad noticiosa, pero siempore habia algo interesante que hacer.
Aprendi infinidad de cosas, desde comunicaciones, idiomas, viajes, relaciones personales.
La parte gerencial se caracterizo siempre por una fuerte preocupacion individual por sus empleados, no solo en el aspecto laboral, sino tambien personal – more... y familiar.
Conoci y comparti con colegas de mas de 20 nacionalidades a traves de los años, haciendo amistades que duran decadas.
Lo mas dificil, la necesidad de estar en permanente estado de alerta, debido a la fuerte competencia entre las agencias de noticias.
Algo que me gusto mucho fue la posibilidad constante de tener experiencias internacionales desafiantes a cada momento, coberturas de interes mundial, etc. – less