Agile work culture but high pressure and low recognition - Account Manager Circana Employee Review

2.0
May 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Agile/remote working Some great colleagues

Cons

There is constant pressure within to hit increasingly ambitious targets year on year. Workloads can become very intense due to high turnovers or redundancies and then frequent recruitment freezes, meaning when people leave, existing team members are expected to absorb additional responsibilities without roles being backfilled. Despite consistently taking on this extra workload, there is often little recognition for it, and performance is still judged primarily on target achievement. This can feel frustrating given that results are heavily influenced by resourcing constraints, yet accountability remains with the team delivering the work. The pay does not always feel reflective of the workload and level of responsibility. That said, a key positive is the agility and flexibility the company offers, which is a major reason many people choose to stay.

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5.0
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Unlimited paid time off. Good benefits.

Cons

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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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