GroundTruth reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(286 total reviews)
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Rosie O’Meara

69% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

GroundTruth has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GroundTruth employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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286 reviews
1.0
Jul 7, 2017

Don

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent daily lunch food, you get healthcare, some good people to work with are still there, stocked fridge and kitchen.

Cons

xAd then now Ground Truth is like a really nice looking car, but once you get into the car pop the hood you realize that the car is rusted out and falling apart. Ground Truth sales take their clients to 1 WTC and show them the great views, free food and boozes but ultimately will not provide a good product worth the money that they charge. The way they treat employees is even worst, going to each department and telling managers that need to lay off an employee that gave up their weekend before to work on a project. Once I was showing my family that was visiting the office on a Sunday morning and an IT guy was there working with construction guys fixing the office, another time I had friends visiting and need help getting into the office because my badge had issues that same IT guy helped me out. Finally, I was working overseas and had an IT issue, I sent an email for help and 10 minutes later that same IT guy helped me at 3 AM in the morning. Moral of the story, after coming to the office 8:30 on a Sunday, needing help at 9:00 on a holiday weekend or needing support at 3 in the morning that IT guy helped me with a smile and GroundTruth laid him off. Another time I needed to get something from the office for a presentation the next day, and a programmer a nice guy was in the office at 11 PM working, during the next All Hands meeting his team was complimented on their work, then 2 weeks later he was laid off. That's Ground Truth, a rusted out on the inside but looks great on the outside car.

1.0
May 23, 2017

AVOID: Ok at first but has taken a turn for the worse

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Catered lunch, decent benefits, cell phone and gym stipend

Cons

This is not a hot pre IPO company. Someone may eventually acquire the product but xAd is not sustainable. Why? Hiring Friends of executives can be part of an accounting fraud scandal and be hired with open arms. Says a lot about strategic hiring and putting the right people in place to get the company to the next phase. Horrible leaders are hired and great leaders either quit or get fired for voicing any kind of opinion or not adhering to conformity. Management Young or inexperience managers leading regions. If you've been with the company for a long time it’s assumed you’re management material. Most managers are better as employees and not leading teams. Others skate by hoping no one will notice they are imbeciles. Those in the lower rungs know these managers are terrible. Executives Gross. Morally terrible and lacking ethics. Inquire about the intricate happenings at HQ and you’ll see what I mean. Morally bankrupt. Marketing is ok. Product Weak. Great ideas but poorly executed. Definitely not the next Google or Facebook, more like the sad asinine distant cousin. "Brand safety” is the shiny new thing to win advertising dollars and alleviate the on going financial struggles. Culture/Pillars Despite having a "culture team" there really is no culture. No one can really define xAd culture but claims it exists. The mantra DTR (Disruptive, Transparent, Relentless) is a complete lie. Especially the T, NO TRANSPARENCY what so ever. This applies to employees and clients. Dear clients, the constant product/pricing releases is to give you a shiny new toy to be pacified by. If you look close it’s all smoke and mirrors. You must thank marketing for this, they rock!

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GroundTruth Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to share your observations and experiences. We can tell you put a lot of thought into this review and appreciate your candidness. This type of feedback is hard to read as this is not the experience we strive to provide. Be assured though, we are listening and will to continue to listen. We take the feedback seriously on Glassdoor, our bi-annual Employee Engagement Survey, and dialogue with employees. We are actively reviewing both Glassdoor and the Employee Survey to identify themes and address areas of improvement. It is our goal to continually learn and improve. We are so humbled by how much xAd / GroundTruth employees care about the company, and want to encourage these conversations to continue in person or in a forum where we can begin a constructive dialogue forward. If any employee wants to take advantage of our open door policy, our leadership team welcomes the chance to hear your thoughts.
2.0
Jul 25, 2017

Keep out.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a good place to work in to get skills and experience for a job you will actually like.

Cons

There is something going down with this company. The CEO resigned for some inappropriate behavior.

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GroundTruth Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. As a company we continually strive to create an environment that fosters teamwork and collaboration so I am disappointed to hear about some of your experiences. We value and consider all feedback and will continue to find ways to improve. In the interim I would encourage you to take advantage of our open door policy by addressing these concerns directly with your manager or through our People Operations Team (i.e. HR). By providing us a few more details we can better diagnose and correct any issues that may exist - ensuring a fun, dynamic and collaborative work environment for all.
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