What you’ll notice in most of these reviews is that they love the people they work with. And that’s true, people (who are not leadership) are incredibly kind, hard working people. You will find someone who has their own personality and you never have to worry about being yourself. And that definitely makes it a nice place to work. But people and the actual company/work, are two different things.
People aside, there isn’t much about MT that makes it competitive to the job market. The overall consensus is ‘It’s not bad” from people who came from much worse jobs. Seems to be MT’s bread and butter-- getting people who are extremely unhappy with their current job and use their values as a smoke and mirror to lure new employees in. And that could absolutely be what you need. However, if you know your worth, you’ll quickly learn that you’re underpaid, overworked, and have no growth.
This is particularly prevalent in less regarded departments where growth is not only non-existent, but it’s common to hold a carrot in front of you with the promise of growth without any actual plan on how that path to growth would be achieved. Do the extra work first, and MAYBE we’ll start eventually talking about where you can go from your job position...even though your responsibilities have already changed and you’ve exceeded these expectations.
People are underpaid. It’s a well known thing (again, outside of sales) once people realize the work that they do for the amount they receive. You’ll also learn quickly which positions MT values and which ones they deem replaceable. It's very easy to just take a look at the market of the same event management/project management jobs within either the industry or outside with similar job descriptions and see very quickly that these jobs have a 10-15k+ higher pay.
Leaderships, is well, very inexperienced, and that can be concerning. They are generally unapproachable, have a cold demeanor, and avoid conversations from most people. Leadership is either unaware of the issues that employees are experiencing, such as capacity, or blissfully ignorant and unwilling to actually make change. Having such leaders with a limited scope of experience doesn't help anyone.
Final Thought: Only rewarding Sales, having incompetent leadership, and having a company boast about their values without actually delivering is not uncommon, nor is it unique to MT. That is common practice and that’s never going to change. They do not live up to their values, nor do they grasp that they are not competitive in a job market. In a recession market, maybe. In a thriving economy, they are subpar. Only advice is to treat this job as a transition, or acknowledge that there is little growth for you, which you may like. Set limits with yourself and your manager to not be overworked nor have them take advantage of your skill set for the same pay. Be smart and be strategic, because they aren’t.
