Avoid if you value yourself - Coordinator DEPT Employee Review

1.0
8 May 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Please read my review that was specifically for BYTE now called MTUS or DEPT MARKETING US. DEPT is a company is split into sub-companies or agencies that they acquire, that share contracts with one another. However, they all are apart of this one conglomerate called DEPT. Good place to make a quick dollar if you are in between jobs.

Cons

Discrimination. Stay away from this company. You have "girl bosses" (mainly YT women) all trying to be the HBIC's. If you know what that means avoid this place. If you actually have a brain and are not a yes person, avoid this place. The benefits are okay but pretty expensive comparable to companies that offer health benefits. You will have to figure out what plans suit your needs, on your own, because HR does not have a clue about the benefits and what they cover. If you believe in work life balance, your work ethic will be passive aggressively questioned. You will be micromanaged and spoken down to. There is zero collaboration at this job; there is a 'do it because I said so' attitude. Also, if you are not apart of the clique of the girl bosses, your thoughts or ideas do not matter, unless it is for grunt work that they do not want to do themselves. They will treat you like the help at times. And will make you feel gaslit if you bring it up, or ask for help or clarification on any tasks. People are really rude to each other and there is a lack or respect and professionalism. Seriously, avoid this place at all costs, if you actually are a genuine nice person looking for a job that you can grow and build a career in. This is for people just looking for a quick job as a last resort. Get in and as fast as you got hired and do not bother with giving them two weeks notice. They do not give notice when they are letting you go. Which budget cuts happen quite often here, if you catch my drift...

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5.0
11 Dec 2025
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Pros

Lots of individuals that make up many teams from design, copy, motion, production artists, and even full-time strategists.

Cons

I left right before a big merge, so I can't speak to how it is after the merge. This review may be outdated.

1.0
9 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The design team is very talented and kind.

Cons

Very boring agency to work at. They only claim the agency is not doing good, "we don't have money" so no raises, 1.2% merit increases this year. This doesn't even keep up with inflation rate. At this company you will just be a number on a spreadsheet, waiting to get laid off because they would rather use a million different AI than hire any entry level positions. They fail almost every pitch because the leadership is empty-headed, comes in and changes the entire concepts and decks. And they claim they are very transparent and B-corp but they discriminate against POC all the time and lie about your prospects at their company. It's really not worth your nerves to work for them.

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