The Cinemaholic Content, Editorial & Journalism Department Salaries in India

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...cle, be it for research or writing style, every member was happy to help out. 3. Always received the salary on time. (Although I only worked here for a few months, so can't say this for sure) 4. The work is fun and engaging. 5. If, for some reason, I wasn't able to finish the articles on time, the editor and the CEO were understanding.

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1. The worst thing that I found about working at TheCinemaholic was the pay cut. They have a points-based system. So, the more editing work they do on your article, the more points will be cut. They start with a bar system that starts from 110 and then they keep deducting the points. Once you reach 90, they will deduct 10% of your salary (the exact scale might have changed now). Then, if multiple articles are delayed, the salary is deducted as well. I never had any pay cut, but there was always this threat hanging over my head, which made me anxious all the time. Now, this is a private company and they can run it however they want to. But, this should have been mentioned in my contract. If I had known this beforehand, I would have never joined this company. Again, my only issue with this is that they should have mentioned this in the contract itself. 2. A lot of people have mentioned the issues of the CEO so I am not going to dive into that, except that if you have to tell during the company interview that a lot of people can't handle this work and quit within 6 months, maybe its time to take a look at your company culture and stop blaming other people. Also, when I quit, he tried to tell me how I should have never joined the company and I took the job from someone who really needed it. This was after I told him that I am going through a tough time in my life and need some break for my mental health. 3. The workload is too much. Honestly, just don't join the company if you can't dedicate your entire day to it. Some days, I ended up writing around 5000 words. And on top of that, the research requires a lot of work. For instance, if you are writing about a TV show with 15 cast members, they would want you to go through the social media of every single one of them up till their oldest post. And you also have to check the comments, the videos, etc. Then, you have to go through their interviews and see if there is any information that you have missed. Finally, once you have all the information, you get to writing. This whole process takes a lot of work and a lot of time. And for me, the pay wasn't worth all this effort. Also, I want a work-life balance, which isn't possible with this job. Sometimes, I ended up working on Sundays as well, because with all the edits you get, you don't get the time to finish them up during your normal working hours, so you have to work on them during your one rest day. 4. Sometimes, I noticed that the edits didn't make any sense. They tell you one thing one day and something else the next day. But this happened rarely. Edit: I am making this update because there are a lot of 5-star reviews of the company here. I am sure that they asked the employees or ex-employees to give these reviews. As you will be able to see, the latest 5-star reviews were posted on 20th March, 21st March, another one on 21st March, 2 more on 25th March, and another on 27th March, 2024. Anyone with half a brain could see that these reviews aren't genuine.

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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.

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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.

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Literally Nothing.

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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.

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There's nothing appreciative about the Cinemaholic.

Dislikes

...ing 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. 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.

Likes

...ally 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.