Poor decision in layoffs - Specialist Manager Dentsu Employee Review

1.0
Jun 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

-Remote work -Great health insurance -Random bonuses

Cons

-The layoff decisions were based entirely on titles. The executive thought process would be basically broken down as "do we need these positions or not?". Even though your title and job description says you do this, your actual job could be something much more complex. My official title says I work on reports. My actual job was responsible for an entire company's technology and system architect. Cutting the person who built and maintained your system severely interfered with day-to day-operation. Even after a few weeks, people from work message me on LinkedIn saying things are broken, we do not know what to do, whoever cut you made a terrible decision. -Prior to 2020 COVID Inflation, ok company pay, but after the company and it's umbrella, the pay is extremely poor by comparison to competitors or those in related industry. -Career advancement is highly political IF, huge IF, you started at the bottom. Coming in as a specialist or manager, then your advancement is more so based on skill.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

I’ve been with dentsu for 4 years and I’ve really enjoyed my time. I’ve learned a lot, and worked with very smart people internally and had had interesting clients externally. Making the jump to a big agency was lethal in my professional career. This company offers great flexibility, and awesome PTO. I was able to get promoted, however promotions take a long time.

Cons

Some clients are extremely demanding. Long nights where the clients want to activate something that day or next day and our own internal teams don’t have our back and are also pushing for out of control activations. In my 4 years here, we had one annual salary raise which is not acceptable or fair to everyone. The market rate is way above what we’re getting paid. Dentsu needs to keep up as they’re on the lower end of the pay range and people are leaving because we’re losing hope of ever getting a salary raise when we could job hop and easily get 20% more. Truly disappointing since I have enjoyed my time here. The company has lost major clients and it’s difficult to feel hope for any promotions or raises.

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