horrible pay but great company culture - Account Coordinator GMR Marketing Employee Review

3.0
Aug 30, 2014
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Pros

Company culture was great. You can bring your dogs to work and sure there are constantly fun things happening in the office but only because there needs to be something to keep people at the company because the pay is awful.

Cons

I wouldn't recommend starting your career here or trying to move up. Coordinators start with about a 28k base and if you are lucky enough to get promoted within a year or two, you only get about a 10% raise... Not to mention management encourages you to not document hours that you actually work to ensure no "overtime" occurs. I think the worst part about the pay is seeing that they bill clients for 100's of dollars an hour for your position and yet you are lucky to see 14 dollars of that. Coordinators and Account Exec's should be making 40-45k base at least BOTTOM LINE.

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5.0
Mar 2, 2026
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Pros

great work/life balance, pay, management, atmosphere, opportunities

Cons

time between assignments can be long

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GMR Marketing Response
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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

It was a good seasonal opportunity working on the Amazon Program. Pay was decent until I got a promotion that only came with a $50 increase in weekly salary but a major increase in responsibility + poor leadership + HR telling me "you'll make money by saving your per diem".

Cons

Poor leadership. All Field Managers operate differently even though it's the same client (Amazon). The Account Supervisor also admitted that he "wasn't in the weeds" enough to understand my issue of 1) being understaffed on my team and 2) unrealistic expectations that I was supposed to be on-site 8pm-7am working AND by available during regular 9am-5pm business hours to answer questions, When I brought all these concerns to the Field Manager and Account Supervisor but were non-chalant and were unhelpful prompting me to resign within the 1st week. HR doesn't seem to care either because they don't do any type of exit interviews.

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GMR Marketing Response
2w
Thank you for sharing your experience and providing feedback. We are committed to providing a positive employee experience and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your concerns further. To provide you with personalized support and ensure your feedback is fully understood, we encourage you to reach out to HR directly at HR@gmrmarketing.com to discuss further. Your feedback is essential in helping us improve and create a better work environment for everyone.
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