Affinitiv reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(343 total reviews)
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94% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Affinitiv has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 343 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Affinitiv employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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343 reviews
5.0
Sep 11, 2020

Just my experience. What does the future hold? We'll see....

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Ever since I can remember I wanted to be part of something… something bigger than myself. I wanted to feel and KNOW I was contributing to a cause that was meaningful. Ok let’s be real… automotive advertising was FAR and way down the list of things that I wanted to use my skills for. Nevertheless, life happened to me. I went to art school, l then got my first job making commercials for a TV station and… suddenly I took a deep dive into the automotive advertising world. Life kept bringing me back to it automotive advertising. My college dream: to become a Creative Director one day. Am I creative director now? No. I am not. But let me tell you… I work with the VERY best in the industry. Every day I am humbled and proud to work besides team members that give it their all day in and day out. The work we put out is awesome. Could our work be better? YES! If we had the time to make it better. But we know realistically… we have to pay the bills and make it work with what we have. Today, I am not a Creative Director. Caldwell and Kerr, the company that I’ve been with for over 6 year, got acquired by Affinitiv. The transition has been in the works for a bit and we have been slowly transitioning. Interestingly enough, this week has been quite eventful. TODAY I feel even more empowered than ever before... My lifelong desire to become part of something bigger is coming to fruition. To my surprise I was selected by my peers to co-chair and lead a Diversity Council within the company. I have seen firsthand the impact initiatives like this have, not only on myself, but also my peers. I can not wait to see what else is in store for us. To be honest, the work we do is hard, it’s not for everyone. You really have to be passionate and devote yourself to succeed… at least if you want to become part of the team I’m proud to lead. However, I think everything in life that is “worth” something is hard to achieve and will come with sweat and hard work. Right now, this very moment… I realize I did not have to become a Creative Director to become part of something that is bigger than myself and leave some sort of impact in this world. Thanks Caldwell and Kerr and thanks Affinitiv for giving me the opportunity to grow and experience new horizons!

Cons

Get ready to work hard and give it your all. If you are a creative. Get ready to create/develop some tough skin as the work we do is no longer "ours" but rather our clients. Sometimes we have to work overtime to keep the machine running smoothly!!

1.0
Sep 8, 2020

Underpaid & Unappreciated

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The only pro is clocking out.

Cons

No one knows what's happening, and everyone is on a different page. It is embarrassing how unorganized this entire company is. The salary is so terrible that they forfeit people who are actually capable of doing the job for people who make working here a living nightmare. There's also a lack of diversity in leadership positions, which is unfortunate to see in 2020. AE's are clueless and no help at all. They never update anyone on what's happening on the account unless you annoy them about it. They will promise client's that something can be done without checking with the respective department to see if it's even possible first. They also spend most of their time online shopping at work. Most people making over 60k are unqualified and barely know how to write a proper email. All of the people who are actually getting paid or promoted are the result of favoritism from upper management. Communication across departments is the WORST. I've had better communication with college group members than some of the grown adults that work here. Bullying is part of the culture. The office gives off a frat boy feel. Lack of respect from other departments is normal. If you happen to be in a certain department, expect to be thrown under the bus in front of a client. It's not about working together as a "team" here. Everyone is just trying to one-up themselves regardless of how they get there. Management doesn't have a clue what their own departments do, and they barely reach out to us about our efforts. Don't expect to be recognized for taking on double your task load and solely getting every account back on track. This is "part of your job description" as they like to say. Quality of the work is substantially low for how much clients are paying. I'm surprised we still have clients at this point. Back in early 2019, my team was promised a quarterly performance review by upper management and have not been given a raise since. They constantly wave the "raise/promotion" flag in your face without actually rewarding it once you've completed the work they asked for. They are using the pandemic as an excuse to not do annual reviews this year, but still have the "budget" to hire 6-figure level positions. I think we hired at least 5 new exec people in the past 2 months after they took away our 401-k match back in March and still haven't restored it. They even downplayed the severity of the pandemic while we were constantly trying to tell HR how unsafe it is to work in the office. Upper management would actually laugh at how concerned some of the employees were. Before the pandemic even hit, we had a hygiene issue. People do not flush the toilet, or wash their hands. After about 3 months of working from home, they gave us the option to work in the office and only a handful of people showed up. That should show you how many people actually hate working here and this is just a means to an end job until 2021 hits and they force us to go back to the office. There is a certain group in the office that pushes political rhetoric as a normal topic of discussion, which is completely inappropriate in a "professional" setting. However, this office isn't professional at all, so maybe that's why this kind of behavior and talk is allowed. Most employees are burnt out and don't really care about accounts anymore. This company is continually losing top talent people for mediocrity all because they don't want to increase salaries. People are quitting almost every week, and it's only a matter of time before everything tanks. You could apply to Target or Costco and make close to what you would make here.

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