Great for Learning about B2B SaaS Marketing but Rough Work-Life Balance - Paid Media Strategist Directive Employee Review

3.0
Oct 8, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The colleagues and team is amazing and I've learned more here than at any other job. The company truly embraces the work from home culture and manager to create a good environment where the team feels united. The middle manager are amazing and really care about the team.

Cons

- Workloads are very high and so are expectations. The CEO is trying to "never do bad work again" by addig more processes and administration to already unmanagable workloads. - Almost 10 people quit or were let go over the course of 6 months I worked there which also causes uncomfortable client relationship. - Many colleagues worked 50+ hour weeks on the regular to get their workloads completed. - Salaries are not very competitive.

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Directive Response
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Hey this is Garrett! I love your feedback and I wish I could have walked you through all the initiatives the team is working on to address these areas of opportunity As a note, we have tripled in six months do to the quality of the team's work and are scaling responsibly. Here are some of our actual policies I want to highlight for those reading: - You are required to take at least 2 weeks of vacation per year at Directive (not including holiday and our closure from Xmas to New Years.) I don't want "unlimited PTO" to be abused. - No one is allowed to work more then 50 hours a week. We track and will work diligently with you if you are struggling with volume of work. - Salaries are designed to be exceptionally competitive. I can't disagree with your perspective and I don't know who you are, but I hate hearing that you felt underpaid. You are the heart and soul of our business and deserve to be paid for that value. - Directive will always put the quality of our work over everything. You don't have to agree with the approach, but I hope you recognize that the talented team around you and the awesome middle managers are all done in this pursuit. In closing, I am rooting for you and wish you nothing but the best!

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