Beasts of burden - Strategist Publicis Groupe Employee Review

1.0
Aug 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Your coworkers are the only thing that make it worth it

Cons

This company and the out-of-touch CEO in particular put so much burden on you as an employee: Demand that you return to office (regardless of your input) without supplying the right resources to ensure an efficient and accomodating environment. Not enough seats, working external monitors, or conference rooms. No personal desks - still hot desks. No ergonomic chairs and only a limited number of standing desks. Demand you complete hours of compliancy training on topics from harassment to disability accomodations but discriminate against employees with chronic illnesses, requiring you to put an end-date for remote work agreements on your accomodation forms - even if if your chronic illness has no end. Will throw out your request if you leave end-date as undefined even with a doctor's note. And they also require you to provide the note as quickly as possible and will throw out your request if not even if you can't get in to see a doctor in time. Demand you be a part of culture activities as a reason to be back in the office even if it takes up valuable client time (will hold back promotions if you don't show face - this is the CEO's primary reason for forced RTO), all while encouraging you to take on extra UNPAID DUTIES like using your educational stipend. How are we supposed to spend more time in the office on top of additional education? Then, of course, if you do use your stipend, you're trapped working there for at least a year in a hostile working environment because you'll be forced to pay it back if you leave early.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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