An overwhelmingly negative experience - Anonymous employee Maximum Media Employee Review

1.0
24 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Irish-owned company, produces fun content, has brilliant creative talent who remain faithful and productive. Outwardly at least, its brand is progressive and inclusive.

Cons

So much was wrong with this company it's hard to know where to begin. The main issue was terrible management culture, which trickled from the top down. A lack of a clear plan for our wing of the business between the then-CEO and owner Niall meant constant downward pressure on management and team, leading to stress and conflict at every turn. Niall and our CEO's lack of trust in their own team made it a confrontational environment. Niall's persona was key to this, and made it by far the worst experience of my professional life. Many former staffers from my area of the business agree their time at the company caused them personal distress and even trauma afterward, such was the pressure of the job and the degree to which the owner made business performance aggressively personal. Turnover was huge, thanks to the chaos that persisted. Work-life balance was non-existent and the internal culture was the opposite of the inclusive, progressive public brand in ways I can't comfortably detail here. I'm posting this because other former employees feel the same way, and it's important to warn potential applicants that while many of MM's staff have positive stories to tell, it's been a horrible experience for more than a few people.

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