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
1.0
Mar 3, 2021

The truth (welcome to the woodchipper)

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worked with really talented people (all of whom left within the a year of working at Directive).

Cons

First, read the Jan 7, 2021 review below as well. They're a bit more brave than I am with sharing the reality of Directive and it is 100% accurate. 95% of my team quit within the time I was working there. One VP quit and another was fired for trying to improve the agency. I had 3 different directors. People are rewarded for loyalty, not results. Mental, physical, and/or emotional health is a big reason for leaving. You'll be burned out within 3-6 months and then spend another 3-6 months trying to keep your head above water while you find a new job. Want to take a week off? Only if you can get 2 weeks worth of work done ahead of time. The ones who stayed have been moved to sales roles (because sales pipeline is all that matters there). This place is especially toxic, has zero diversity, and the environment is horrific if you're a woman. The only people who thrive here are people who went to college with management, or are part of the "so-cal boys club." Management even abandoned their Austin office to move back to socal. Read the management replies to other reviews as well. The level of gaslighting you see in all of them is how he views the world. I expect the same reply to mine. Finally, all positive reviews you're reading are written by current employees and likely in response to management talking about the bad reviews on here. He doesn't *ask* for positive reviews, but it was implied. You don't dare stand up to leadership, there. People are afraid to leave reviews like this for that reason.

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Directive Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback! I appreciate your perspective and look forward to making Directive a little better every day. We won't stop trying to get better and I hope you find what you are looking for at your next job. - Garrett
2.0
Feb 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Tried to build a fun working environment

Cons

Salary is extremely low compare to the market

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Directive Response
5y
Hi there and thank you for the feedback! It's unfortunate that you didn't feel like you had any balance here at Directive, I wish we could have worked together on that. It's definitely something we are working on and with client capacity at 5 accounts on average, it's something we are aggressively pursuing. I am not sure when you worked here, but we take paying above market pretty seriously at Directive. We rolled out a comp model this quarter that allows account managers to make commission on top of their salary. It's our hope to continue to pay above market as we grow the agency. I hope you find the salary + balance you were looking for and wish you nothing but the best! - Garrett
5.0
Feb 15, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Vibrant remote work culture, surrounded by exceptional "top-of-their-game" team members, amazing client portfolio, lots of room to grow and have ideas heard AND implemented.

Cons

Occasional hiccups with new processes and change management, the culture of extreme ownership fast pace simply doesn't work for everyone (I'd put this in the Pros column, for example, perhaps others wouldn't).

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