More politics than Washington DC. - Associate Director Publicis Groupe Employee Review

1.0
Jul 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of the people at Publicis Modem are fantastic to work with. There is some real talent and teamwork at the agency.

Cons

Unfortunately, there's no structure for mentoring and developing talent, and promotions and even hiring often seem to be based on senior management's pals. It's rare for the company to promote from within, instead filling senior roles with new hires. The culture seems to get more political every day, and people don't feel valued or respected.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

unlimited PTO, good team, lots of growth

Cons

Raise and promotion freeze right now

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

None besides meeting some good people

Cons

Publicis just posted record revenue and industry-leading margins. The board is using that performance to justify pushing CEO Arthur Sadoun's pay package to roughly $11 million. Meanwhile, plenty of the employees who actually delivered those numbers are looking at NO Merit for the last two years and a pay freeze — let alone reflect their contribution to the results being celebrated in the same earnings report. Record year. Same old story on who gets to share in it Horrible culture DO NOT COME TO WORK HERE!

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