APCO Worldwide Reviews
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Pros
"Work environment, management, salary, coworkers" (in 22 reviews)
"Very smart people, interesting work and client mix, many opportunities to do meaningful work, very little hierarchy" (in 12 reviews)
Cons
"Can be hard to find work-life balance" (in 23 reviews)
"Expect to work long hours and during holidays, week-ends without being always rewarded" (in 22 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Amazing"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at APCO Worldwide full-time
Pros
Nothing much to comment on
Cons
Great place to work in both Advocacy and Communications field
"Okay okay place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at APCO Worldwide full-time
Pros
good work, nice projects, dedicated people
Cons
Not as much independence to think
"APCO- Entry Level"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at APCO Worldwide full-time for more than a year
Pros
small team- lots to learn
Cons
needs better management staff to improve client-work and junior staff development
Continue reading"APCO Worldwide India - the worst place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at APCO Worldwide full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good learning opportunities Good global teams to work in
Cons
Horrible managers and bosses. They themselves have no clue of what is going on. Horrible work-life balance. They treat juniors like slaves, making them work 7 days a week without rest. The management harrasses everyone to the point of exhausting and mental illness The global management has absolutely no idea about the terrible show running in India Office politics gets out of hand, especially when the business runs dry A top heavy organization, where the top is absolutely clueless and runs around like a headless chicken in important client meetings HR is absolutely useless when it comes to managing interpersonal conflicts
Continue readingPros
Good place to gain experience
Cons
Work culture can be an issue
Thank you for contributing your experience. I’m pleased you found APCO a great place to improve your experience and I would love to understand more about how you experienced the work culture, so we can make improvements. Please do get in touch with me directly if you are happy to discuss further. Alison Chisnell, Global Talent Director achisnell@apcoworldwide.com
Pros
Great exposure to different topics
Cons
Workload and work life balance.
"Consultant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at APCO Worldwide full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great work life Balance in the company
Cons
Not much negative. Need to be more aggressive in pitching for new clients
"Good Workplace for Civil Engineering projects"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at APCO Worldwide full-time
Pros
* Supporting Environment * Lots of work to Learn.
Cons
* Lower growth rate. * No compensation and benefits.
"Dynamic work environment for policy, public affairs and government relations work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at APCO Worldwide full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good exposure as you would have to apply yourself differently under dynamic circumstances and situations.
Cons
You have to ask for the kind of work you would love to do while at APCO.
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"Great place to work for apple polishers and faffers"
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at APCO Worldwide full-time for more than a year
Pros
APCO is a global company so there is potential for access and exposure to working with global clients and colleagues.
Cons
Extreme politics in the India office right from the level of MD and senior staff. Apple polishers are openly appreciated and rewarded - not talent. It takes very thick skin to survive the dog eat dog environment especially since it is a small office with hardly about 15 client servicing staff. Unfortunately such an unhealthy atmosphere also undermines the advantage that a global company brings with it in terms of exposure to better assignments - bosses faff to the client, the favourites are made the 'faces' on these projects, while an unfortunate few slog behind the scenes to keep the clients happy. Increments and bonuses are also heavier for the favourites. The unlucky ones receive the left overs. APCO India has also witnessed a very high annual attrition rate under current MD since last five years. Again not a good sign for an organization.
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