Read between the lines - Anonymous employee Directive Employee Review

1.0
Aug 7, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The "People Team" are great folks, they do their best to attend to Employee needs and go above and beyond when life happens with things like gift cards. I truly do get the impression that they care about their work.

Cons

Directive is flailing, and has been for some time. Leadership is more interested in fame and seeming like they're on the bleeding edge, when in reality they still haven't been able to nail down the basics of agency operations. Your work guidance changes constantly, new processes are given little time to actually take hold before new ones replace them. Managers are stressed and take it out on strategists frequently, overloading them with work and then putting them on a PIP when they break under the pressure. Morale is one of fear and "who's next". If you look at other reviews, you can see a lot of "I didn't believe the bad reviews, then I got hired". That's very telling. It's also telling that most recent 5 star reviews are given by contractors.

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Directive Response
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Thank you for your feedback and compliment about the People Team here at Directive. We do care about everyone that works here and care about our work. As the Director of Employee Experience, I can assure you that when PIPs happen they are based on performance metrics and nothing else. Our belief is that when an employee's performance isn't meeting our standards, they are owed a conversation to communicate clearly where they need to improve.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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