"I can remember when I was tapped to go to 60 minutes I thought this was fantastic and I expected a lot of people would just come up and say, that's really great, I'm really happy for you, whatever the thing right is and then you realize after a while that not everybody was happy that I got this job. There were other people that wanted it. And so then you've all of a sudden made a bunch of enemies. And that's, it's just, you know, it's a snake pit."
"I think that I, no, I probably wouldn't do it again I hated it. I mean, I was, look the best job I ever had at CBS when I was a correspondent at the London Bureau and I got to see the world, that was the job I always wanted."
Steve Kroft revealed his dissatisfaction with his 30-season tenure at CBS's 60 Minutes, calling it a 'snake pit.' He admitted he would not choose to do it again, despite winning numerous awards. Kroft reflected on the initial excitement of joining the show, only to realize it created enemies among colleagues. He preferred his earlier role as a correspondent in the London Bureau, which he described as the best job he ever had, contrasting it with the demanding nature of 60 Minutes.
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