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A deeply unethical, unstable, and exhausting place to work - Anonymous employee Townsquare Interactive Employee Review

1.0
Apr 10, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

ok pay if you make it through the senior tiers

Cons

Working at this company has been one of the most disappointing and demoralizing experiences of my career. The culture is toxic, built on deception and desperation. Employees are routinely encouraged—sometimes directly told—to lie to clients in order to "keep them happy," even when it means doing things that are clearly unethical or misleading. These tactics often backfire, leading to client harm, forced refunds, and messy financial repercussions that could have been avoided with honesty and transparency. Ever since the company changed its business model 2–3 years ago, things have only gotten worse. There are now yearly layoffs, chronic understaffing, and unrealistic expectations placed on whoever’s left. Everyone is overworked and underpaid, with no sign of improvement because leadership refuses to acknowledge that the root problem is simply not having enough people to support the growing client base. Instead of fixing that, they expect miracles from a constantly shrinking team. To make matters worse, processes change constantly—without warning or communication. You’re not trained, you’re not informed. One day you log in and find out there's a brand new system or workflow and you're expected to sink or swim. The lack of structure and transparency is beyond frustrating. There is no real culture here. The only bright spots are the new people you meet who are still hopeful and haven’t been broken by the system yet. But that doesn’t last long—people either become numb and go into survival mode, or they burn out and quit within 3–6 months. That says everything you need to know. Stay far away from this company unless you're okay with sacrificing your ethics, your energy, and your well-being.

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Townsquare Interactive Response
1y
We are truly sorry and disappointed to hear this feedback. The decisions that have led to make any changes in our business model are never made over night, and takes time and a lot of discussions in order to put in place. We understand any type of change can be stressful and at times, overwhelming. We are sorry if you any pressures from these changes, and hope you discussed this with your manager or HR.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

great recruiting process. Truly want people to be themselves and they promote that in the work place

Cons

have to go in person

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Townsquare Interactive Response
3d
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and share your experience!
1.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you can sell you can work here for about 7 or 8 months. If you don’t have a soul, you could see yourself here maybe 7 or 8 years. Some people go for 14 only to be spat out in an instant. I would only recommend it to those looking for a trial by fire in sales. If you end up working here just make sure you stay for a good time not a long time. It’s great if you wanna meet people after moving to Charlotte.

Cons

You know I go back in forth with these guys. I worked here in 2021 and 22 and only made it about 8 months. I did well there. Hit my quota consistently, even exceeded it. Was one of the best reps on my team, quickly. But after not too long I started to notice that the product wasn’t aligning to how I was trained. We were being told by sales trainers and managers one thing, when another was actually the case. Personally I had a big problem with that. I realized that what I was being paid to promote was a complete lie and that I was potentially taking advantage of small businesses. It got harder and harder the longer I stayed and eventually I found something a lot better. And then soon after leaving I posted this scathing review on here that I later took down because I thought hey maybe it’ll get better right? Well today I saw that their head of sales is all of a sudden leaving the company. And over the years I’ve watched as countless top reps, managers, and executives have all come and gone. Then you look at all these reviews over the years and they’re all the same. Nothings changed since I’ve been there it seems besides the people who speak the lies. The theme never changes and the people there the longest are the worst kind of people. People who are more than happy to take money from people who barely have any at all for something that will never work. If you’re that kind of person then get ready for an exciting next decade.

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Townsquare Interactive Response
3d
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear your time with us left you feeling this way. While we respect your perspective, a great deal has changed since 2021–2022. We've continued to evolve both our products and our processes, investing in enhanced digital marketing solutions, stronger sales training, and improved quality assurance to better support our employees and the small businesses we serve. As our company has grown, we've remained committed to listening to feedback and continuously improving. While we know every employee's experience is different, we're proud of the progress we've made and remain focused on delivering value to our clients while fostering a positive workplace for our team. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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