MMGY exists strictly through M&A's, and I was unfortunate enough to live through part of this ongoing, never-ending process. Many smaller agencies were swept under the wing (ahem, sold, because why not) of the "leading integrated marketing communications company focusing solely on travel, you know like Ketchum or Ogilvy..." and the fallout was incredibly unpleasant. I found myself in uncomfortable situations with management repeatedly, and as "we continued to grow as a family" and pretend nothing was beyond awful, every aspect of my job became increasingly unbearable. I was originally excited that they could offer several opportunities to everyone beyond what their initial job descriptions entailed, but they showed their true colors within the first three weeks - red flags left and right; from HR to the strange surprise gatherings they forced on us, to the public and petty fights among partners and *key* personnel. I tried to have solution oriented conversations. I tried to productively express what was or was not working for myself and my colleagues. I've never seen a management team as ignorant as this one - calling agency wide video conferences at disgusting hours of the day across their worldwide offices - only to sit around for three hours touting how amazing they are while each person in each office is exchanging side looks and texts about how depressed they are to be there (which was also visible across the video conference). If you want to feel empowered, this is not the place for you. If you want to be in a collaborative environment, not for you. If you want to grow, in any capacity - again, not for you. This company - regardless of the office or "channel" you're in - will beat you down. Leadership is incredibly inappropriate and tosses around accusations and rumors casually. They are also incredibly confrontational and then pretend as if they never were. They'll force you to watch a video on harassment, and then harass you - and the worst part is that they don't even really know they're doing it. If you're considering applying for a job within any of the brands under MMGY (MMGY, Myriad, NJF, DK whatever, whatever, whatever, whatever the next ten companies they just bought), please do your research. Ask colleagues and truly proceed with caution. In my experience, every U.S. office makes my skin crawl, and I will never do business with anyone from that management team, and a few following in their footsteps, ever again.
