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2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Jamie Salter

48% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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1.0
Sep 14, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Free snacks, and a GORGEOUS new office space (being facetious, of course, from what I hear, its a boring office in a boring building in a trashy part of town).... But, you get free left over clothes from amazing brands such as TAPOUT... nice!

Cons

There's so much wrong with this company that I'm need to use a numerical list. 1. Everyone is criminally underpaid, except for the family members of the CEO, who are promoted/paid more very quietly. 2. Extremely sexist/misogynist/ sexually aggressive/unfriendly work environment towards women and LGBTQ. 3. Note: this one is the longest, and most-pressing: The company is forcing its employees to come into the office, in Times Square, during a global pandemic. ABG has NO REASON whatsoever to require employees to be in the office--all legitimate organizations are allowing WFH until mid 2021. They are NOT paying for transportation, either, so ABG'ers will have to either take the subway (and risk getting sick) or pay for Ubers on their own dime ON REDUCED SALARIES. They are also asking each employee to fill out a questionnaire every morning, which includes a body temperature reading, to mitigate their exposure to lawsuits... They have specifically said..IN EMAIL.. that "even if you have a vulnerable family member, you must be in the office 5 days a week, no exceptions."..again, ON REDUCED SALARIES and with 40% less people to do the work. 4. Absolutely no diversity, unless Canadians count(?) 5. There is only upward mobility if you're a man. 6. Everyone is so scared of being publicly ridiculed/fired by the tyrannical company leaders that the bulk of the company just succumbs to them...said otherwise, to work at ABG, you end up having to part with your beliefs and self worth.

1.0
Oct 16, 2019

Sadly rotten at the core

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Made some great friends and appreciated working with some well known (although in some cases dying) brands. Pay was pretty good too. The fact that there could be upside was a good carrot.

Cons

Sold the dream of the sky's the limit and that thinking big in both ideas and execution will get you ahead. Unfortunately this is not the case - only family, and "friends of family" get ahead. Even if you bring in a lot of money, they will steal your deal and shun you. I have seen them use employees for their contacts, fire them, and then take the credit for the ongoing deals. On the brand side, I have seen some executives act unprofessional towards partners and vendors with full support of leadership allowing them to act that way. If you have a soul, it can uncomfortable to be in the same room. There is no vision, no mission, and no values. Tons of abusive meetings where leaders feel entitled to bully employees.

1.0
Sep 25, 2019

DO NOT ACCEPT THIS JOB

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The paycheck was the only (semi) upside. I was getting paid but the salary was well below my market worth and over 20k less than I make at my new company. The company pushed me to also work WAY more hours than I was compensated for monetarily or with other perks (like a day off). Most of those hours were spent in pointless meetings with senior leadership confused on what point-of-view they had on the brand(s) or how to evolve it into something that would relevant in any sort of way.

Cons

THE TOXIC COMPANY CULTURE. The lack of company values. The toxic people. The despicable leadership. The lack of leadership. The nepotism. Highly inflated job titles to people who cannot perform the job function. The lack of teamwork. The lack of morale. The lack of respect for employees' time by management. ABSOLUTELY NO WORK LIFE BALANCE. Exactly ZERO opportunities for career advancement. ZERO respect for employees in general. I saw the ABG President tear up a report being presented by a senior director in front of a meeting full of people because he didn't think it included enough information. This type of situation is par the course here. Employees are frequently made to feel insignificant or worthless. I know I did on a daily basis. The fish rots from the head down. Senior leadership is an absolute nightmare which trickles down to the insufferable people and lack of morale company wide. You will be burnt out and absolutely miserable everyday here!

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