Directive reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)
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Garrett Mehrguth

36% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Directive has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Directive employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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151 reviews
2.0
Apr 21, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Cool co-workers and nice office

Cons

You will be overworked with the amount of accounts that you will be handling. Compensation is below market value when you factor the amount of work you bring home. Poor employee retention.

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Directive Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. We instituted the Consultant Code in December 2022 where Garrett made a promise on a company-wide call that every Strategist would manage no more than 5 accounts in addition to 20 hours of support per week. During this same rollout, he gave out his cell phone number for anyone to reach out to him if any part of the Consultant Code was broken. To my knowledge, no one has managed more than 5 accounts since that code was enacted. We also offer all of our employees a living wage in their respective countries based on reliable research. For example, in the US we based our living wage on MIT’s report.
1.0
Feb 14, 2017

A Toxic Work Environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Occasional snacks, coffee, and tea.

Cons

The Work Environment: - Extremely toxic due to lack of HR (Racism and sexism were dealt with on a daily basis). - Forced employee's to submit fake positive reviews on review sites (Glassdoor, Indeed, etc.) once you join. - Received sick days, PTO, and work from home, but were discouraged from taking them. - Colleagues suffered from stress/sickness due to pressure to work overtime (and was not paid for overtime work). - Upper management would bring in more clients than team can handle on a consistent basis, thus leading to stress, overwork, and loss of current clients (after retainer) due to lack of management. - No health benefits. - Upper management closely monitored employee work hours by coming early and leaving late to physically ensure all employees utilized their work hours. - Some employees were unfairly berated in front of coworkers consistently - Heavy favoritism within the work place. Leadership: - Narcissistic and poor leadership - Immature management (Shifting blame to employees) - Little to no training provided (Management expected employees to work & learn outside of work hours) - Even if workers meet their goals, upper management never seems to be satisfied. - Annual performances were only given to employees who did not exceed expectations (these meetings were a way of instilling fear). - Bonuses promised when hired, but were never given.

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Directive Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback, we are so sorry you feel this way. As a growing organization, there are some very real weaknesses here and we are taking initiatives to actively strengthen any weak spots. However, I wanted to address a few of your points specifically. We do not tolerate discriminatory behavior, and if you have experienced this while working at Directive, we are deeply, deeply sorry. Currently, we are working toward creating increasingly open channels of communication between the leadership and employees, so that issues like this, or other questions and concerns may be addressed swiftly and seriously. We do encourage a strong work ethic and hope that our team members enjoy and take pride in their work, but we don't want it to end there. We also encourage learning for each individual's personal development and provide time during work hours to invest in learning opportunities. As a leadership team, we show up early and sometimes work late, not as a means to force employees to stay the appropriate amount of time, but instead to lead by example as a leadership group committed to growing daily so that we can provide more value for our clients and own careers. As we build our HR program and focus more on workplace culture, our core focus is on implementing more tangible ways to show appreciation for our incredibly hardworking and talented team.
2.0
Apr 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The only good thing was the middle management. These people actually tried to protect us from the misery coming from the top.

Cons

The work ambiance was hostile and toxic. It was due to the poor attitude of the top leadership. They put a lot of pressure on us and didn't care if we were stressed or exhausted. The middle management tried to protect us, but couldn't. I quit when I saw the terrible reality clearly!

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