Real Chemistry reviews

Echoing other reviews, there is definitely a clicky environment built upon yes men/women. There is a lot of emphasis on "controlling" your own career. Jim constantly says "drive, don't be driven." But the company is unwilling to accept any new ideas/ways of doing things and the higher ups consist of long standing folks too set in their ways to accept anything new. From a day-to-day perspective, no one wants to admit they're doing something wrong. Process isn't a thing. If you're looking for anything to be standardized (contracts, forms, team structure, or even just your day-to-day schedule) look elsewhere. HR is useless, so expect to run into problems that will never be solved. Over the last ~1year or so, upper management has cultivated an environment of fear and frustration. Big brother is always watching...always. And the focus is on how much you can bill your clients, not the quality of the work you're producing. Over-servicing your clients is the norm and any attempt to adjust staffing will be shot down, I'll pretty much guarantee it. The CEO has mentioned,during multiple all hands meetings, that people not being at their desks after hours and/or early in the morning is an issue. Nevermind if the work is being done. Nevermind if you're staffed for those hours. Nevermind if the client is happy. Nevermind if you're thinking strategically for your client. If your butt is not in that seat at 7pm, it's a problem. Oh- and for all of those extra hours and weekends and all of the flack you'll get for not being at your desk, you'll get paid little to nothing. And any attempt to adjust your salary or address any concerns will be brushed off and ignored. The folks that hurt the most with this attitude are sr. managers and below. Anyone doing the grunt work. It seems like anyone Director or above gets a pass from doing work/servicing the client, especially if you're one of Jim's "favorites."

All the smart people end up leaving once they figure out Sr. Management isn't very talented and has no real vision or strategy. Jim, the CEO. Credit for building something out of nothing, but you are in way over your head now. Maybe the new PE firm will help, but when I left Jim was clueless and surrounded by yes men and women. These management folks would not have the same title or responsibilities anywhere else, but since they kowtow to the boss they do at W2O. The best summary of Jim, the company and their capabilities is a video you can find by Googling W2O values video. Jim thought this was self-depreciating and went to every office to play it personally in front of the whole company. In each office he said something along the lines of "I don't know how many other CEOs would do something like this." like it was something to be proud of and that is Jim to a T. As bad or worse, nobody stood up to tell him the video, the values as hashtags, the production values, etc. were all poor and shouldn't be shared internally or externally.