Pros
-Nice offices in prime locations; baristas in some offices; kitchens stocked with snacks/drinks; frequent catering/free food -Fun and swanky events/parties/trips/gifts (though much less frequent than in the past) -Some big name clients -Decent benefits; 401k match is good and vests immediately
Cons
-Zero transparency even though they claim the opposite. I noticed they even took NYC off available locations on their job posts as soon as the salary transparency law went into effect. LOL. Coincidence? IDK why a company would spend a ton of $$ on a new office then decide not to hire people for that location. Considering managers don't even know the salaries of their team members, I suppose they don't want to put their ranges out in the wild. It's laughable! -MICROMANAGEMENT!! This is rampant across the company! There was an aggressive return to office push with 3 days per week mandated. There is little to no flexibility there, with swipes into the offices being closely monitored and questioned. (Funny they are cool with WFH when you're spending your nights, weekends and holidays working away). This is just one of many examples. -Poor work-life balance. Employees are encouraged and have little choice to work long hours, on vacation, holidays or weekends. Teams tend to be understaffed with many employees doing the work of more than one person. -No sick time. PTO is 20 days, which includes sick time (sick days used to be unlimited). Employees are encouraged to save a few days "in case they get sick", but PTO doesn't roll over, so if you don't use it, you lose it. Office USED to close the last 2 weeks of the year, that has been reduced to practically just Christmas and New Years Day. PMG used to offer many other "refresh and relief days" (days off) that have all but disappeared. The overall time off decreased by about 10-15+ days from what used to be offered. And good luck not being expected to work on the days you do get to take off. -Bonus is paid out about 25% in December and 75% in April. You have to be employed by PMG when the bonus is paid or you lose what you worked the previous year for. And bonus is a significant portion of comp. It's also calculated with an impossibly confusing formula and since your boss doesn't know your salary (bonus target is a percentage of your salary), they can't help explain why you didn't get the number you were expecting. -Overall morale is terrible! Things weren't so bad when I first started but by the time I left there was a lingering negative vibe. Many employees aren't happy and the perks don't make up for the aggravations. I could go on and on for days with the cons, but I will leave it here.