Pros
Hatch is very respected within industry.
Cons
I worked in a budding department at Hatch called Hatch Digital. I came in as a consultant, excited to join what I thought would be a team of brilliant, collaborative people. But it didn’t take long for the cracks to show. The toxicity wasn’t subtle. It revealed itself quickly; not just toward me, but toward the other women, too. Hatch Digital is, frankly, a joke. Leadership has no cohesion, and it’s dominated by more than ten men across the globe. And those men — particularly in Canada, US and Australia — allow their moods to dictate how they treat women. The result? Dismissive, condescending, and at times outright hostile behavior. The mansplaining, the interruptions, the patronizing tone; it’s all normalized here. I was treated like gum at the bottom of a shoe. If I asked a question, I was condemned for it. If a man asked the same thing? He was entertained, respected. The double standard is glaring. And then there’s the recognition, or rather, the lack of it. They preach about valuing contributions, about celebrating success, yet when it comes time to actually acknowledge the work of women, there’s nothing. Silence. Growth here is not equal. Men are promoted faster. Men are recognized faster. Men are given the benefit of the doubt. Women are left to “normalize” the condescension, the dismissal, the way our voices simply don’t carry in the room. And let me be clear: this isn’t the reality across all of Hatch. But within Hatch Digital, it’s the culture. And it speaks volumes. On top of that, those 'smart men's can't sell or execute a successful strategy to save their life. How about that?