Pierry Reviews

3.0

47% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Josh Pierry

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Pierry has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pierry employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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44 reviews
1.0
14 Jun 2017

Pierry Being Great is Fake News

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

No one can force you to work here. You can leave whenever you want. It's all temporary. You'll meet some great people.

Cons

I know you don't know me, and you have no reason to listen to me, but I'm being 100% fully honest when I tell you that Pierry is not a place you need to get involved with either as a client or an employee. I've worked in some straight up, crazy places before, but I've always walked away from them thinking "well I learned a lot, so even though it wasn't ideal, I'm glad I worked there." Pierry is not that kind of place.  I mean, consider the "review" left on June 12, 2017. No employee is just voluntarily writing a very marketing-message heavy review like that for any company, even if they love it. I mean seriously, would you ever write a review like that to share how much you love a place? Would you cite individual awards or call out accolades of a leadership team member? No, you wouldn't. Because you're not the CMO or CHRO or a copywriter who was volunteered to write something after a recent increase in negative reviews.  So anyway, and because I know you're curious, why avoid Pierry? First, the CEO and CMO have no issues lying to their employees. And they're really bad at lying, so it generally doesn't take long to catch them in something. Second, they don't value their employees. This is reflected in the lack of management, lack of structure, lack of training, lack of feedback and lack of transparency about expectations. Everyone there is essentially set up for failure and there's zero opportunities for growth. Third, Josh is a great salesman. He's very charming and good at telling you what you want to hear--but he's full of it. He has no idea what he's doing. He is paranoid. And he blames things that should be his responsibility on whoever is closest.  The place is dysfunctional and run by egos. Case in point, the sudden closure of their Cleveland office just a year after it had been acquired. You can't just get rid of 16 people in one day, who are actively working on client projects, and expect those left behind to be able to succeed. Or expect clients not to be upset. This office was filled with hardworking people who valued the work they did and the clients they worked with. The explanation from the CHRO for closing them down? "It just didn't work out."  And speaking of the CHRO, he self-reported his salary on Glassdoor. I mean dude, come on...it's like a 35 person company at this point and you are clearly the only Chief Human Resources Officer.  The sad truth is Pierry will probably go on and do just fine, but it'll be at the expense of its employees and its clients. 

1.0
7 Jun 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Twice a week lunch Fun Christmas Party Work from home once a week Volunteer Time Off

Cons

Management is not honest with employees, prefers to avoid difficult conversations instead of addressing issues head-on. No formal review process - ad hoc by department and at manager leisure. Subsequently raises were rarely afforded. Incentive program that was promised failed due to unachievable expectations. Management didn't address this until confronted on all staff call. All offices outside of Redwood City are satellite and have limited to no influence or say. Huge emphasis is put on Japan office, despite the offices failure to turn much of a profit. Constant "restructuring" of management and teams. Multiple rounds of lay-offs were never discussed as a whole by management. Remaining employees were notified in vague emails, or in a need-to-know manner. Sales figures were frequently inflated or falsely depicted on monthly all-hands calls. Incompetent employees were moved to different departments instead of let go.

1.0
7 Jun 2017

Scheming employees and scamming clients

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Once filled with great people Free lunches and snacks

Cons

DO NOT BELIEVE MANAGEMENT Impossible goals Angry customers Unprepared, underpaid staff

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