Is Real Chemistry a good company to work for?

Real Chemistry has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 691 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 36% of employees would recommend working at Real Chemistry to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Real Chemistry have been left by employees working as Internship , Analyst and Managing Director .

Does Real Chemistry pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Real Chemistry employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Real Chemistry. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Real Chemistry?

36% of Real Chemistry employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Real Chemistry 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Real Chemistry?

Account Manager (38) , Account Associate (36) , Director (25) , Senior Account Manager (17) , Account Director (16) , Analyst (15) , Group Director (15) , Manager (15) , Senior Manager (14) , Managing Director (12) , Internship (11) , Associate Account Director (8) , Account Executive (7) , Associate Director (7) , Intern (7)

What are the pros of working at Real Chemistry according to real employee reviews?

"some of the people who choose not to play in the silly interpersonal games can be great people." ((in 84 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 45 reviews)); "good Pay but you won't make it there more then 11 Months" ((in 32 reviews)); "A great team on the entry and medium level positions." ((in 26 reviews)); "great colleagues to work with" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Real Chemistry according to real employee reviews?

"Lack of work life balance and our success being based on “how billable we are.”" ((in 36 reviews)); "I witnessed senior leadership saying some things in social settings that were inappropriate and disrespectful." ((in 34 reviews)); "The culture is toxic as it is run by a former top 4 consulting firm tech bro who likes to casually throw around f" ((in 32 reviews)); "Hours are long and unpredictable" ((in 30 reviews)); "Or you’ll cycle through many direct managers because people end up leaving." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Real Chemistry layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Real Chemistry layoffs and their outlook for job security at Real Chemistry in 2026.

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2.0

Jan 13, 2022

Marketing director

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CEO approval

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Pros

Remote work environment $500 Amazon credit upon starting for home office set-up $500 fitness credit upon starting

Cons

Far too many to list, so just an executive summary: THE worst agency I have ever worked for. Staffing structure is bizarre. Culture is beyond toxic. It's apparent how the fear-driven, throw-you-under-the-bus, talk-behind-your-back mentality has impacted the mental health of so many young people who work here. If you show any signs of having any type of life outside of work, another account or three will be added to your plate immediately - but ask your manager about it and (s)he'll play dumb. Go down the street (or online) to any other agency and you'll make the same pay or more for putting up with far less. This place could care less if you died tomorrow other than it would possible create some actual work for senior leadership to do other than composing emails and coordinating speaking points for status meetings all day.

Real Chemistry Response

Thank you for sharing your experience and candid thoughts with us. This input helps us know where change is needed. We know from ongoing feedback that we need better ways to allocate and distribute work across teams. And there are several things happening to improve our model. As a healthcare company, we understand better than anyone the importance of physical and mental health. That’s why we have teams implementing no meeting Fridays, we’re reassessing our billability targets, and we provide benefits such as an EAP and our suite of Modern Health benefits to ensure everyone has the support and resources necessary to stay healthy. --Brian Gibbons, Head of People

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5.0

Jun 1, 2026

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work and flexibility, good work life balance

Cons

Can be disorganized and not many vacation days

1.0

Apr 20, 2026

Media activation

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- none. this company is soul suckingly inefficient and they prefer it that way

Cons

- the most dishonest and toxic work environment that I have ever been a part of - the most unqualified management that I have come across (I have worked across numerous agencies - the work is sketchy at best and clients are grossly over billed. Pressuring employees to over bill clients and trying to force inaccurate or incomplete work through the purposely inefficient review processes is common practice at RC - if you do not over bill your clients your managers will begin to micromanage you in a manner that hints at you not doing enough. - Account teams know nothing about media or advertising and make the most uninformed promises to clients and that media activation is constantly on the hook and being blamed for - they hire very little or no men in general. this place is like a toxic middle school atmosphere, it is truly exhausting to be a part of. - managers will routinely insult you in a way you've never been insulted before at work and nothing will be done about it - information is usually gate kept and teams will prevent you from doing your job while management is asking that you contribute more.

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