Real Chemistry reviews

3.2

38% would recommend to a friend

(600 total reviews)
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Shankar Narayanan

34% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Real Chemistry has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 600 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Real Chemistry 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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600 reviews
5.0
Jun 9, 2014

6 Years and Still Going Strong!

Recommend
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Pros

I have been with Twist for 6 years and have never once been bored! Three things have kept me here all these years. 1) Opportunity to gain new skills: I've never been pigeon-holed. When I wanted to branch out of Pharma/brand comms into corporate strategy, I was encouraged to do it. 2) Smart, talented and collaborative colleagues: the people here truly work as a team. Egos are checked at the door and everyone gets into the trenches together to deliver for the client. 3) Good compensation: work hard, get rewarded. Simple as that!

Cons

Change is a constant so patience for change is a must!

5.0
May 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, great office look and feel, competitive, free spirit

Cons

Growing pains, but the work is being done to accomplish cohesion

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Real Chemistry Response
12y
Thank you for your comments. It’s great to hear that you enjoy working with your team members and embrace the entrepreneurial spirit of our office. Your feedback has been directed to leadership. As a valued employee, we strongly encourage you to take an active role in the ongoing dialogue within the company and bring forth frustrations you may be experiencing.
2.0
May 8, 2014

Severely disappointing.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There was a very steep learning curve here; I grew a lot very quickly - but not because I was guided, because I was forced to accomplish an insane volume of work on an even more ridiculous timeline.. without ANY training whatsoever. They have an espresso machine (so you are at least awake).

Cons

Management here is an absolute joke. The entire organization is so top heavy that junior and mid level people are totally overworked, miserable, and burnt out. Actual "management" of talent rarely occurs, and no one has any clue what their career path is supposed to look like because there is ZERO attention paid to talent development and growth. Pay is AWFUL (WELL below market). There are no "perks" to look forward to, not even so much as a corporate gym membership discount. Just the free coffee. And don't think you will get a raise or promotion (or even bonus) with any regularity, because the company and its CEO would rather have you leave than give you a new title or fair pay. No one cares about your work-life balance, and the HR department is practically non-existent and are only focused on talent recruitment because the turnover rate is so high (most people stay about a year) they are constantly overwhelmed trying to trick new people into joining the company! Analytics runs the show (as it should be), but the analysts are not celebrated enough individually or as teams. The work that junior and mid level staff accomplishes is great, but the individuals doing the work NEVER get the credit or even get thanked for the insane hours and effort they put in to projects. Not only that, but everyone outside the analytics department is totally uneducated on the actual capability and methodology of what goes on in analytics, so most people don't appreciate the department at all, even though analytics is doing all of the work for their clients and they were basically just presenting it to them. The company also really likes to talk about "integration and collaboration" between departments. That DOES NOT happen the way it should. Instead of an entire team being created before a project, the account teams are the only people who hear or even SEE the project briefs from clients, and then pass on a secondhand version of the information to the people actually accomplishing the project for the client. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. But it doesn't stop there! Instead of letting the analysts present their work, they need to present internally several times so that the account person can then go to the client to present the work, and very, very rarely, if ever, will include the analyst in conversations with the client at all. I could go on, and on, but I think it is pretty clear that this is not a company you should want to work at.

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Real Chemistry Response
12y
As you stated, analytics plays an integral role in the company and powers a substantial amount of our corporate and client-facing initiatives. We reassess competitive compensation and benefits periodically to ensure we’re meeting our employee’s needs. We are proud to have a culture that embraces change and transparency so employees feel free to speak their mind. We have directed your comments to leadership and appreciate your feedback.
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