The Cinemaholic "Salary" Reviews

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Literally Nothing.

Dislikes

Work to Salary ratio is a joke at this company. You are paid so low, so please don't join this place for the money. The Boss often gives unclear and divisive instructions, and if you seek to clarify he assumes that you're unintelligent. He also frequently detracts on his own statements. The volume of work is huge and is subject to frequent edits which is fine, but with the meagre pay, it just isn't worth all the effort. There is no room to grow at this company, you can't do part time or moonlight either because of the long, strenuous work hours. The Boss on many occasions, complains about how Google is not showing his website first instead of giving feedback to our articles. Overall, the whole experience at this company was utterly negative for me....Read More

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

There's nothing appreciative about the Cinemaholic.

Dislikes

1. The CEO will berate you rather than give you honest pointers that would actually help you improve. 2. He will chastise you and berate you to the point where you start doubting yourself. Also, he just does it to make himself feel better and superior. 3. He will hire you and promise to pay the agreed salary, but you'll soon be fired</mark>. 4. He will send you passive, aggressive texts and call you out for not being professional. But the truth is, he's the most unprofessional human being ever. He will expect you to do your work, even if your mother has died. 5. He will mentally harass you; when he's tired of doing that, he will have his bootlicker editor take the reigns. The list just goes on. He's so insecure that he'll try to find grammatical errors in this review. If you don't care about yourself or your mental health, apply to Cinemaholic. The CEO there will help you hate your life even more....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

I don't think any media company does such rigorous and extensive training. If you really want to become a great writer who loves movies, this is the place to be. Salaries are almost double what other media companies pay.

Dislikes

Due to the work-from-home nature of the job, you don't get to know and meet your fellow employees.

Work Details

Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

1) Cinemaholic does not function like other content mill blogs that pay per article. Instead, it offers a consistent influx of work, even though the relative pay is criminally low. 2) The communication between the writers and the CEO of the company was effectively streamlined. 3) Writers were given enough creative freedom....Read More

Dislikes

1) Salaries rarely changed throughout my employment period. 2) Work was often unfairly divided between writers. 3) Promotions were inconsistent and the employer never offered a clear explanation about why certain employees were being promoted while others were not. 4) The obnoxious amount of editorial requirements changed almost every day and the employer often contradicted his own rules. 5) In the name of "feedback," the employer sent passive-aggressive emails that, at times, even ridiculed employees. 6) The employer used an unfair system views-based system to determine an employee's worth and even demonstrated favoritism toward one employee over others. 7) The company's hierarchy exists only for the sake of it. Senior writers and editors have the same responsibilities as the relatively newer employees. 8) The employer rarely takes ownership and blames employees when the website's overall views are down....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Flexible working hours Great salary Got to watch the latest movies and tv shows before they were released

Dislikes

Sometimes, the work can be challenging.

Work Details

Work days: Alternate Saturday off (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Liked the fact it was work from home and that’s about it

Dislikes

The CEO seems like he might need some therapy. I quit after working there for 8 months Pay is low. And it’s almost an all week job including Sundays.

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

It was a work from home opportunity and the compensation was ok.

Dislikes

No work life balance. It's a 6 day work/week and around 12+ hours of work most days.

Work Details

I learnt a few things and the work was fun but quite difficult, but it was really long work hours and after few months I became miserable

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

I joined Cinemaholic right after college. It was my first job. I am incredibly thankful to the team for giving me the opportunity when I was a nobody. Today, I am studying Law in London, but Cinemaholic provided me an amazing platform to express myself and hone my writing skills.

Dislikes

Five years ago, when I joined the company, it was still in its nascent stage. Even though I received my salary on time every month, I felt there were processes that hadn't been figured out. I am sure, today, all those issues have been taken care of.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.