Inkhouse Reviews

The issues many agencies face are present at InkHouse... but on a whole new level. Right away, InkHouse was not a good fit and obviously for a lot of others as well (the turnover is ridiculous). Cliques, materialistic views and opinions, competition between staff, general disregard for clients’ growth and potential as well as playing favorites are on an all new high. InkHouse feels like high school girl and sorority sister drama combined. I’d like to say there are good people who work at InkHouse, but if you're not in the "inner circle," you're a low-tier employee - no matter how much you put into the company. Senior management is more concerned about their employees’ social life outside of work, especially when it comes to discussing promotions. Overall, InkHouse’s general lack of common courtesy and professionalism is unreal. I’d also like to believe the CEO, Beth Monaghan, has good intentions for this company but she also picks favorites and likes playing the role of “Miss Popular.” She pushes her political views on her staff and while she claims she is creating a comfortable culture with a healthy work life balance, this is not the case. Let’s just say “actions speak louder than words” here. Overall, I would not recommend this agency. InkHouse is just simply not a healthy environment to work or grow. The company is constantly “just trying to get by” when it comes to client deliverables and employee welfare. Hope this helps!

There is no room for growth outside of the traditional PR path. Extremely cliquy, especially starting at management level into the executive team. The agency, despite claims of being "integrated" (an overused, false term at IH) does not care to understand the other functions and paths of anyone outside of PR, which leads to burnout. No specialist feels fulfilled and in fact, past and present, feels used and undervalued. After seeing the way IH treated all of the specialists they just let go last month, the truth is on the wall. All extremely talented employees, some of which had been here for years and led the company in a multitude of ways, let go under the guise of "significant cost reduction" only to turn around and give out unwarranted and unnecessary promotions to others. In a tough economy, people are forced to stay in their positions across the nation - but if they had a choice, they'd leave. Just because people are stuck doesn't mean they are unaware.