Run by robots - Anonymous employee Jellyfish Employee Review

1.0
17 Oct 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible working although not unique to JF

Cons

Everything else. Management have zero empathy. There is no humanness in them. They treat staff like commodities and therefore with the constant rounds of redundancies everyone feels on edge and constantly disposable. I don’t believe the line managers in my capability have actually ever had management experience before or training You’re treated like a toddler and micro managed. Expect to have to disclose everything when you’re working from home, short of toilet breaks or prepared to get questioned. I’ve had a line manager check up on how long I’ve spent in a document before. That sums up the culture here. Awful. There is no job progression or pay rises available - this has been the case for years due to the promotion process being removed (after we were told it was being reviewed it just disappeared) and redundancies meaning no pay rises at all. If the job market wasn’t so terrible I’d be gone.

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5.0
4 Feb 2026
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Pros

lovely wonderful company life of friends

Cons

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1.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

None. Poor leadership, unrealistic expectations and a culture that prioritizes short-term revenue over both employees and clients

Cons

This is a textbook example of an agency where leadership is disconnected from the day-to-day reality of client work. Senior executives are heavily involved during the pitch process to win new business but once the contract is signed, delivery teams are left to manage accounts that were often under-scoped and aggressively priced to secure the win. Teams are then expected to account for every minute of their time in order to maintain profitability (time is precisely tracked on Salesforce) that were never realistically staffed or budgeted in the first place. The result is constant pressure, burnout and a focus on utilization metrics rather than delivering great work. Employee morale suffers from a culture that often feels driven by politics and favoritism rather than merit. Leadership messaging is heavily disconnected from the challenges teams face, creating a lack of trust throughout the organization. Client turnover has been significant and it's difficult to understand how some accounts have remained given the recurring operational issues. Overall, a frustrating environment marked by poor leadership, questionable decision-making and a toxic culture.

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