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 6% over the last 12 months. 38% 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?

38% 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 79 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO policy" ((in 52 reviews)); "good Pay but you won't make it there more then 11 Months" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great benefits and unlimited PTO (if you choose to use it and are able)." ((in 18 reviews)); "Competitive salary, but comes with a very high price (namely trauma)" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"no work life balance; working 12+ hours a day" ((in 36 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 33 reviews)); "I witnessed senior leadership saying some things in social settings that were inappropriate and disrespectful." ((in 30 reviews)); "Hours are long and unpredictable" ((in 29 reviews)); "Management is horrible in so many departments." ((in 19 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.

What are the top reviewed Real Chemistry locations?

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There's a reason the bad reviews get the most "thumbs up" - Group Director Real Chemistry Employee Review

1.0

Feb 28, 2023

Group director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work from home (up until recently - seems as though they will be employing an official return to office push in the next month or two). Some really, really, smart people in adjacent functions. Some teams/businesses have their own eco system from a culture and function standpoint and thrive (such as 21 grams). Salary and benefits are competitive (if financial wealth over mental health is more important to you).

Cons

Zero psychological safety, you'll realize the work friends you made are really just the result of "trauma bonding". Horribly toxic culture driven by a CEO who's #1 goal is increasing profitability for an evitable sale in the next year, so expect continual layoffs, feet dragging on resources, thinning of the herd, raises that don't even keep up with inflation and the expectation that you will do more for less until the golden parachutes are deployed for the top leaders at the sale. Caring about people is just a BS talk track that is feed to leadership, (who have no credibility in this area), so 80% of the company is rolling their eyes while the other 20% drinks the kool aid trying to upward manage their career/merit/bonus by nodding in agreement. It's important to note that all the negative reviews tend to have a lot more substance than the positive reviews. How many times as a job seeker do you read the positive reviews and think "gee... that sounds like the company I want to work for!" No... you read the bad ones for the dirt. Well read closely, and notice the "thumbs up" that each bad review gets. Its a sign. The score on glassdoor is a numbers game for recruitment and they aren't shy about asking people to write positive reviews.

Real Chemistry Response

We are focused on building Real Chemistry for the long-term, to have a successful, profitable business where employees can thrive. These things are two sides of the same coin, one cannot be achieved without the other. Your experience is not what any of our leaders endorse. As a professional services business, attracting, retaining and developing engaged people who can deliver valuable and impactful services to our clients is essential. It is also essential that we operate an efficient and financially healthy business that is able to invest in our continued innovation and growth. There are several mechanisms we have for gathering feedback from our employees, including our exit survey and annual engagement survey. We take these very seriously, creating action plans to address any lower scores and holding ourselves accountable to improvement. Our belief is that a data-driven approach to engagement matters – in addition to having caring leaders who can create the right environment for our teams. --Wendy Carhart, Chief Communications, Culture, and Purpose officer

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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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