BDA reviews

2.8

36% would recommend to a friend

(431 total reviews)
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Jay Deutsch

37% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

BDA has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 431 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The BDA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.4 stars).

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431 reviews
2.0
May 4, 2016

Low Pay for a lot of work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

No weekend work Made some good friends

Cons

Pay is well below average which is why so many people come and go

1.0
May 4, 2016

Don't accept a position with them

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They'll wow you with lavish parties and happy hours. Lots of forced enthusiasm and talk about being a family. They send you merchandise as gifts- a bunch of unnecessary things you'll end up tossing out.

Cons

Too many to mention, so I'll keep it short: -smoke in mirrors (beware) -they promise lots of things which end up not happening - the worst part: they overhire and take you through a strenuous number of events, put you through boot camp (they call it Sales U)...an entire week of no sunshine sitting in a room listening to endless talk and make you put together presentations on the spot. At the end of this, they give you, what else, a party to celebrate your graduation. You get home and then are told you're let go. About half of our group was let go. These are people that said no to other opportunities to take this one and after one month on the job were let go without cause. You didn't even get a chance to have a chance at showing what you can do. I should mention the interviewing process is also strenuous and you'd think they would be able to know at that point who can do it and who can't. Absolutely unfair and unethical treatment of employees due to their own ineptitude. They made a reality show out of the hiring process. The other half that didn't get let go, some of them have left of their own will.

2.0
May 3, 2016

Acquired taste

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Entrepreneurial spirit. Youthful energy. Diverse work experience potential. Casual workplace. Ready for experts to fix problems - this is a pro if you have expertise that the company needs.

Cons

Artificial corporate culture that everyone sees through but tolerates. Not a good environment for the weak or insecure. No recognizable pay scale, title structure, bonus plan or career path established. All I f the above are based on the direction the wind is blowing. If you're savy, you can take advantage. If you're young and inexperienced you will lose.

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