Cheerleading Through Cuts, Freezes, and Broken Promises - Director Circana Employee Review

1.0
Mar 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

WFH, Good colleagues, strong client base, interesting work when resources allow.

Cons

The company is very good at delivering polished quarterly meetings full of energy, slogans, and cheerleading which is more embarrassing than inspiring. In reality for employees on the ground, it is very different. Over the past year it has been constant cost cutting, multiple job losses, no salary increases, and no bonus payouts, while expectations continue to grow. Leadership talks a lot about vision, client focus, and staying positive, but there is very little recognition for the people actually doing the work. Each quarter we are told to keep pushing, keep delivering, and keep believing in the company, yet there is no clear career progression, no financial reward, and no sense of stability. Morale has taken a hit. Teams are smaller, workloads are heavier, and the message from the top often feels disconnected from what employees are experiencing day to day. It is hard to stay motivated when the answer to every challenge seems to be “do more with less”. The company still presents itself as a great place to work, but internally it feels like survival mode for many employees.

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5.0
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Pros

Unlimited paid time off. Good benefits.

Cons

Sharp learning curve for a lot of roles

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Completely remote work. That's about the only pro.

Cons

Let's start with the IT department. A ticket goes in and it's easily ignored for 24 hours. And when you do get a response from IT it will take days, weeks for a computer issue to get resolved. All while your boss and clients are breathing down your neck to meet a deadline but you can't because IT won't fix your computer problems. How the IT department at Circana hasn't completely gotten fired and replaced is beyond me. We hear constantly from senior leadership - speed! Efficiency! - yet can't do that when computers don't work. The work itself: Mind numbingly boring. Circana tries desperately to be consultative and provide insights but they are so far from doing so. Impossible to make any kind of meaningful changes at the company b/c the culture is so slow and plodding. Constant org changes by a bunch of higher-ups who don't know what they are doing. Justify the changes with slogans and phrases but has zero understanding of how these org changes actually will work. Oh -- good luck Circana keeping employees when you don't provide even the basic cost of living increases.

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