Completely Toxic - Account Executive Leo Burnett Employee Review

1.0
Sep 9, 2023
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Pros

Impressive name on your resume? Though honestly I doubt that these days…

Cons

I would not reccomend anyone work for Leo Burnett. I worked on a CPG account where the team had no respect for one another. Constant battles between account and creative, no collaboration at all. When mandated to go into the office, it only applied to certain team members. No respect for your personal life/time. Meetings consistently started at or after 5. Worked through Christmas. No mentorship, and outside of the DEI department and ERGs, it is not a comfortable place for people of color. By far the worst work experience I ever had. Very tough time on my mental health while working here. It’s not even worth the name on your resume.

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Cons

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Pros

At the time, unmatched creative depending on team. Plenty of kind folks, most of which I gather are no longer there. Opportunity to work on bigger briefs, straddle new accounts, etc. based on your level on ambition. Pave your own way.

Cons

Many. Frozen promo cycles even after being formally recommended. No merit increase after year one. CCO at the time ignored internal issues and instead continually offered up the proverbial Kool-Aid. Long hours, like getting teams messages/requests at 10pm for a morning deadline. Plenty of ego and pressure to go around (depending on your team).

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