CADY reviews

Company struggles to keep up with its growth staffing wise. Growing pains are constant, and communication and training across departments is poor. School expectations are difficult to navigate, and event execution is inconsistent. Pay is not competitive, especially for hourly employees in Studios, Customer Service, School Experience, and Production, who should not expect to make ends meet without additional income. As of the end of 2024, the only raises hourly employees could expect were 50 cent raise per hour, especially since no standard or formal employee reviews exist. Employee surveys regarding employer satisfaction and exit surveys do not exist either, which is probably why many former employees resort to leaving Glassdoor reviews. Company wants to celebrate employees, but doesn't know how in a meaningful way. Some managers or directors manage morale well, some don't.

Early mornings and late nights. Pay is somewhat lacking, though not terrible (starts at $15/hr usually) Style guides and reviews are inconsistent, making it hard to tell what you're doing wrong or how to fix it. Senior management is, frankly, incompetent. Outwardly racist or sexist schools were completely ignored for several years. Seasonal, with basically no work from late April-early June. The photography itself? Boring. Bland. It's Shutterstock material. If you do something interesting or unique, sorry, it's not "CADY standard." Artists or creatives need not apply. The CEO doesn't even know how to handle a camera. If that's not telling, I don't know what is.