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      Directive

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      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

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      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
      Feb 3, 2026

      Cons outweigh the pros: Read carefully before joining

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - Fast learning curve and early exposure to large clients. - You’ll gain hands-on experience quickly due to the pace of work. - Strong camaraderie among teammates, especially in the early stages.

      Cons

      - People always come second to clients and revenue. You’re valued only as long as things are going well. - Mass layoffs with no regard for role or performance: roughly 99% of the Mexico team was let go, across multiple functions and seniority levels. The only role that remained was the VP of Operations. - Zero job security: high performers were dismissed suddenly, without clear or consistent explanations. - Poorly handled terminations: employees were ambushed on calls with lawyers, often after being praised for performance, and then dismissed without proper severance aligned with local labor laws. - Lack of real commitment to Mexico: despite messaging around growth, the company failed to provide basic benefits or long-term investment. - High turnover: it’s common for employees to leave within the first year, which speaks volumes. - Leadership changes created instability, fear, and internal conflict rather than direction.

      1.0
      Mar 3, 2025

      This is a husk of a company lead by mad men

      Specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For those who want to know the numbers: the pay is ok, above average, good benefits. For those who look for more than numbers: the people (except most management) is what makes Directive what it is (although some may have forgotten it). I have never worked alongside people as competent, intelligent, resourceful, and helpful than here. I wonder what happens if you take those people out.

      Cons

      Well, where to start? You are a number. Don't drink the Kool aid, you are absolutely disposable. They stopped (at least for a while) hiring Mexicans because, thanks to MX labor laws, RIF-ing them comes with a big severance. Straight from HR's mouth: "It's more expensive to hire Mexicans because we can't just fire them". That being said, I lost count of how many times I saw someone being praised as "Player of the Week" (a feel good shout-out to someone who did something incredible the previous week) only to learn the next day that they were fired. Make up your mind? If anyone running a business fires their best performing workers, I wonder how long could it last? Where to start with Garret, the CEO? I know, with a quote from him: "I invite you to my house, you drink my beer, and this is how you pay me?" - Garrett, after Summer 2023 company-wide get-together when, after firing 30 people, saw bad numbers in productivity. Is this decent, thought through behavior? He had the most amazing leadership team I've seen in quite some time, and his ego pushed them all away one by one. Working with him is a death sentence, not a promotion. Oh, what's that? You were selected to work alongside on a project? A creative rebranding, maybe? Great opportunity right? Nah, you're being soft fired. You'll be mistreated, worked to the bone, chewed up and spitted out. Then you'll quit. That's one way to circumvent severance. Next: Head of People Opps Jesse. He openly said "I don't care about the people, I care about results" which is both ironic and poetic. You just can't write stuff like this. It's like if they saw what was working, completely ignored it, did a 180° and ran away. It's unfathomable how a company that is run this badly hasn't imploded yet. But hey, if it's getting to that, you can just mess with people's livelihood instead of taking a pay cut, as a true leader would do. Right? i.e. Nintendo has lasted over 100 years, firing everyone, right? Oh wait, when the company went down in 2012 the company's president took a pay cut so he wouldn't mess with their employees' livelihood, as he knew employees make the company. Just food for thought. Honestly, your peace of mind is worth more than the lukewarm above the average pay you'll find here.

      5.0
      Nov 19, 2025

      A True Roller Coaster

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Incredible employees. Highest level A-players. Some incredible senior leaders. Directive is oustanding at hiring the right talent. - Good mix of clients - Focus on customer results - Good benefits

      Cons

      - Insane workload. Zero work-life balance. - Constant pivots - CEO sets the culture and tone - and I personally did not like either - Constant, daily obsession with MRR growth leads to poor decisions, poor strategy and poor focus

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