Okay agency to work at. - Project Manager zag creative Employee Review

zag is a company that is chock-full of talent, heart, and commitment to the trade. The team is built with an array of backgrounds and specialties that consistently come together to create impactful and beautiful end products.

Nothing in particular that sticks out.

The coworkers are genuinely kind and supportive. The only real positive is the team—you’ll find good people who try to make the best of the environment.

The organization suffers from systemic cultural issues. Overtime is expected, and leadership places emphasis on rapid turnaround rather than quality work. Employee (Hello AI Big Brother!) monitoring practices are intrusive, and trust between management and staff is lacking. Leadership is aware of many of these problems but rarely addresses them. Decisions about staffing, including terminations, can appear arbitrary. Toxic leadership behaviors have been tolerated, and reports of mistreatment are overlooked. Burnout is widespread, as the company continually accepts new projects without considering team capacity and avoids bringing in outside support. Leadership awareness of these challenges has not translated into meaningful change, and staff well-being is rarely prioritized. Wages are below industry standards. Stress levels are high. Many people joke about working at McDonalds would be better.