Pros
A lot of the senior leadership were accessible and collaboration across teams was good. My happiest times were getting to know coworkers in other divisions, brainstorming with creatives on other teams, and meeting senior leadership.
Cons
I had horrific experiences at this company. I witnessed a gay coworker hide getting engaged. I heard coworkers make racist comments. I saw a nearly all white male creative team. There was a lot of drinking during the day. Coworkers frequently reported on each other behind each other’s back. I was often urged not to share my ideas, even with clients I had long term relationships with. I am female and was punished for a male coworker’s mistake. I was also punished for not drinking, and for trying to keep meetings on track. I got strong results for my clients and some of my predecessor’s work had seemed lazy. As someone who puts a lot of work into my client relationships, accounts, and results this bothered me a lot and eventually inspired me to start my own company. Like a lot of other ad agencies I was expected to miss occasions like birthdays and anniversaries for work and I ended up getting divorced within a year of working there. I was compensated $20k less than my previous and current employers. It’s been a few years since I worked there but unless things have changed I would strongly not recommend.
