Pros
Nice office space High profile clients Free massages Birthday Cupcakes
Cons
I’ll start by saying I think the 4 star reviews are planted by HR, or they are written by the “favored” in return for some brownie points. I worked in the media department for years. Culture- operates like a sorority full of gossipy, catty, people. There is one person in charge and everyone works, back stabs, and brown noses to maintain their position. The employees are good, smart people, but the culture and management forces them to back stab. Management employs tactics to manipulate people. They pin people against each other. They will give 2 people the same project, then say one person did it better than the other. Or they will give a person a project they have no chance of succeeding at to make them look them bad. They will fish and ask different people questions to see if they can get information. Questionable tactics are also used with vendors. It’s true that you will gain a lot of experience here and it’s a good resume builder, but at the same time, you could be hurting your reputation in the industry because they promote bulling vendors. They make you do the bullying, and they don’t care because it’s your reputation. They will try and tarnish your name If you leave to go to another company. Work life balance-They hire people right out of college because it’s easy to get them to drink the koolaid. You will be worked to the bone, and if you’re not favored or part of the clique it will take forever to be promoted…if you last that long. A lot of people leave when they realize they are working too much for the pay, or they get fired. The executives expect you to work 50-60 hours a week but they forget your making pennies compared to their salaries. Favoritism and double standards-If you’re favored and you make a mistake it will be covered up by management. If you’re not, they will throw you under the bus. In all fairness it’s not hard to be favored. All you have to do is constantly brown nose, stay at the office till its dark, and sell your soul to Quigley Simpson. To be really favored, you have to serve the personal interest of the executives. The top executives (I’m not talking about the owners) only care about themselves. As long as you serve a purpose and you’re willing to do whatever they ask, you’re favored. You have to be a “yes” person. It also helps if you have connections to people in the industry because it helps them. Be aware of Big Brother- there are cameras all over the office, all computer activity is tracked, and the phone calls are recorded. They claim it’s the client’s that force them to do it for security, but it’s really to keep everyone under surveillance and control. Shady. What are they hiding? Perhaps it’s all the conflicts of interest.
