PFL reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)
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34% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

PFL has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PFL 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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149 reviews
3.0
Dec 17, 2015

Decent place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fast growth great internal culture

Cons

Growth means not enough resources to accomplish goals.

1.0
Oct 29, 2015

Sucks

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have good coffee for the employees. That's actually it.

Cons

This is, by far, the worst managed company I have ever seen. The CEO is kind of a cultish figure who seems to have obtained his business knowledge from watching TED lectures and reading Leadership for Dummies. The systemic dysfunction, the narcissistic and incompetent leadership is impossible to overstate. They offer idiotic gimmicks like bringing your dog to work and you get to get drunk at work every Friday. This masks the fact that it is a weird, cultish environment with managers engaged in some of the creepiest weird behavior imaginable. They are looking for specific types to fit in this company and that type is: Drones with no thoughts of your own. If you have those, or display a personality that doesn't fit with conformance, you can literally expect to be shunned.

1.0
Aug 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The building itself is beautiful. It maximizes the views (yet workers can't actually see the mountains from their cubes.) It's nice to have dogs at work too. It certainly saved me some headaches with my own dog. There are some truly talented people there, and at times I had a lot of fun with my coworkers. The pay is not horrible for Montana. The town is windy, but I actually liked Livingston a lot. Would have stayed if there were other job opportunities. I did learn a how to use some cool programs like Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat. Every now and then the designer in my current company comes over to me and asks me advice! That's pretty cool.

Cons

It's not like a cult, it is a cult. Do some research to discover the origins of the company. Upper management uses fear and shame in order to motivate people. The CEO loves the pretty ladies, and you will see an inordinate number of them working there, at least for this part of Montana. Not saying there is anything sexual going on, at least I did not see any evidence. As a so so looking woman, I realized I was not going to advance at the company, so I had to jet. I have been working full-time for almost 10 years now, and I worked for a couple of great companies. PFL is definitely not one of them. If you have a family and are relocating, please keep in mind that the company presents well during an interview. They need worker bots to keep the company going. The company loses 1.1 employees for every one they hire. Ask about the turnover rate when interviewing. If you are part of a young family and are relocating, the stress of this job can, seriously, break up your marriage. Unless you are literally homeless and starving, I guarantee you there is something better out there. The turnover rate is more telling than any negative reviews here. No doubt some are obviously written by people that could not hack it, and it's just sour grapes. The no gossip policy is complete B.S.

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