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
Nov 13, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, Team members who are unfortunately as depleted as you are.

Cons

Everything about this place is wrong. Horrendous management, toxic environment, fear mongering, name it all. Rather stay unemployed than work here, I MEAN IT.

1.0
Mar 10, 2024

Disaster of a Company - Avoid at all costs!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Some very good employees (who are being worked into the ground).

Cons

Directive is by far the worst company I have ever worked for. I applied and went through the interview process knowing the Glassdoor reviews were horrible. Let me tell you: the reviews were correct, Directive Consulting is an awful place to work. If you want to hate your existence, then apply at Directive. Otherwise, avoid Directive at all costs. Here are just some of the many cons: -Disastrous leadership leading to routine layoffs. -Constant pivoting. -Micromanagement by the CEO. -Toxic culture. Employees are expected to work extremely long hours, if you have a family or want a life outside of work, this is not the place for you. -Burnout and weekly panic attacks among staff are the norm. -Insane expectations leading to the lowest morale I have ever seen at a company. -Deeply political with constant workplace drama. -Impulsive leadership decision-making without having all the facts, leading to multiple embarrassing situations for everyone involved. -The company only serves tech clients, and tech is in a financial meltdown. -New employees are set up for failure, starting with the onboarding.

1.0
Apr 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Remote work - Competitive salary - Decent clients (If you’re lucky)

Cons

- Sink or swim mentality here - Ramped fear culture that is instilled during the first few weeks of “training” - Project Phase is a money grab and the most daunting, overwhelming task - Project Phase leaders - Training doesn’t include 90% of the odd processes Project Phase requires - Constantly hiring and firing new employees - Not people first despite how they position themselves

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Directive Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We are a passionate group of people and leaders which isn’t for everyone. Our Operations and Learning & Development teams are currently in the process of updating and expanding our onboarding and training materials. We hope these changes address some of what you mentioned in the cons for future hires. We wish you nothing but success in your future endeavors and thank you for the time and effort you gave to Directive.
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