Great Culture and Benefits but Pay Could Be Much Better
Pros
The open PTO is great. Great company culture with social events held at least monthly. Everyone is very friendly and helpful, which makes collaborating throughout the company enjoyable and easy. Great work/life balance. Never had to stay late or work more than 40 hours a week.
Cons
Pay is lower than average and promotions/raises are essentially non-existent. Annual salary increases are higher than average but not usually enough to correspond with experience gained over several years. Turn over is high as people tend to leave around the two-year mark for jobs with better pay and/or career growth. Career growth can be a problem and it wasn't really discussed with me. My role lacked advancement which is one of the main reasons I left. Teams tend to be spread out throughout the various office, so you tend to only interact via online or by phone. This can also be a problem for getting recognized by upper management if you're outside the New York office since the majority of them work out of the NYC office. Mediaocean owns many software systems, which can be a problem if your team is small. It can be difficult to be knowledgeable about how each software works if you’re working on a multitude of platforms.
