Curious Plot reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)
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Mitch Van Kampen

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44% positive business outlook

Curious Plot has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Curious Plot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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33 reviews
2.0
Aug 5, 2024

some good, mostly bad

Anonymous employee
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Pros

• the employees are talented people who care about their job • you get a lot of choice with the health insurance • can work remotely often • protective of time off and you're not expected to work while on PTO • they helped me start my career and did teach me some things • as an agency, they seem to have processes in place and are trying to enforce and evolve those

Cons

• Workamajig is not a good platform for completing projects, but it's the one they use now. the teams were confused and frustrated. team members' valid concerns are ignored and they are told "too bad, we are using this." • the onboarding for new platform was messy and took way too long. some things still had not happened after 6+ months of using the new system, for seemingly no reason. management didn't know how they wanted to use certain features, even after a year of prepping to switch. • they bragged about large bonuses, but i never got a large one regardless of solid work performance. • no raise, even for inflation, and regardless of solid work performance. • they had to lay off groups of people multiple times in my two years there. • promotions seem to be based on duration of employment and vibes instead of ability or growth. i was told 2-3 years when i started, but when that timeline was up and i asked, they said 2-3 more years and had no plan to get me promoted. • senior roles were brought in instead of training up junior roles. • people would complain about how busy they were but would not delegate or accept help. I asked constantly for more work and training, and it rarely ever happened. I ended up doing things that nobody else wanted to do, that were not technically my job, and that did not advance my career just to have something to do. • would preach accountability but not practice it. some people would just be allowed to not do things properly because that's just so-and-so for ya! • they did not tell me that there was a budget for the training course i was paying for on my own. i found out there's a budget for that during my exit interview.

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Curious Plot Response
1y
Thank you for taking time to provide in depth feedback. We know parts of the rollout of the new project management software has been difficult. We're sorry it felt like we were being dismissive of your concerns. The truth is we hoped it was just a matter of getting used to the new system and we would work through it. It's obvious now that is not the case and we are addressing the issue head on. We are working on adjustments in how we use the software to better fit our ways of working. This is a high priority and we are moving quickly to resolve. We want the talented people who care about their job to stick around and be enthusiastic about working at Curious Plot (and not just for the great choices in health insurance)!
1.0
Jun 2, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I never want to deal with another company like this one again!

Cons

We'd start with a clear plan, then clients would come in with these outrageous last-minute changes. Management just rolled over and say "yes sir" every time, leaving me to scramble and rework entire projects on the fly.

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Curious Plot Response
1y
Ouch. It hurts to receive feedback like this but thank you for taking time to share it with us. We recognize the importance of balancing client needs with a sustainable and supportive workflow for our team. Based on feedback like yours, we've been reviewing how we manage urgent client requests to ensure they don't create unnecessary disruptions.
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