Where hopes, dreams and sanity go to die - Anonymous employee RP3 Agency Employee Review

3.0
15 Nov 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There is a bar next door.

Cons

Working at RP3 is like trying to find a golden ticket for Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory, except you're not Charlie and this isn't a movie. At first it's not so bad. Hey you get to eat chocolate, right? Your peers are nice, you work with some really talented people so there's hope for producing meaningful work you can be proud. However after a while you start getting really sick of eating chocolate bars all day. You start wondering - Why are we putting out mediocre work in the first round because we're scared if we put out our best the client will shoot it down? Why are we continuing to agree to absurd timelines when we know it won't work and we already can't remember the last time we didn't work on a weekend ? Why are we acting like desperate fools when it comes to new business? Why are we accepting next to nothing budgets that force us to do cookie cutter work when we're supposed to be a creative, innovative agency? Pretty soon you start wondering why you keep making yourself sick by eating so much chocolate when the chances of getting a golden ticket are so slim. But the golden ticket is shiny, and you don't hate the scrumdiddlyumptious bars yet so you keep at it. Maybe things will change, maybe we'll get everything together and the magic will happen. All of a sudden your grasping at straws. If I get the candy bar all the way in the back that will be the one - we hired a new person to replace the one the left out of frustration and he/she seems nice; we got a response from one of our new business prospects so maybe this will be the one. After a while you're staring at the box of candy bars in front of you, forcing yourself to go through them while trying to be optimistic so don't go insane, but you're already sure there's not a ticket in there. You just keep showing up for work, running through the motions, feeling yourself get more and more jaded. Finally, something just pushes you over the edge. The chocolate melts all over your favorite t-shirt - the client randomly changes their mind for the 7th time and you're forced to start all over without changing the timeline. Then you finally convince yourself to do what you've been thinking of doing for months and quit, and it's scary how good it feels.

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Pros

After several decades in the industry, RP3 is finally home. The agency checks so many boxes - fiercely female, kind leadership, friendship, crazy cool people and amazing talent. Their is a special something in the water here, where big ideas get made (GASP). There is no drama, and if you are drama - you don't last very long (and probably go onto this site and complain - ha ha). I have spent many years thinking I needed to get out of the industry thinking everywhere is toxic. But, Beth is an amazing, kind visionary. She leads with heart and kindness but also, is a badass super- smart leader. Additionally, Tuesday is a visionary creative who is also kind and humble. This is what advertising should be!

Cons

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1.0
4 Jun 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Kiss up to the right people and thrive

Cons

THE most toxic agency to ever be. Your time there is ripe with conflict. Beyond the agency they go above and beyond to smear your good name and drag you down. They run on spite and lack of good nature.

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