Is Real Chemistry a good company to work for?

Real Chemistry has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 691 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 36% of employees would recommend working at Real Chemistry to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Real Chemistry have been left by employees working as Internship , Analyst and Managing Director .

Does Real Chemistry pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Real Chemistry employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Real Chemistry. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Real Chemistry?

36% of Real Chemistry employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Real Chemistry 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Real Chemistry?

Account Manager (38) , Account Associate (36) , Director (25) , Senior Account Manager (17) , Account Director (16) , Analyst (15) , Group Director (15) , Manager (15) , Senior Manager (14) , Managing Director (12) , Internship (11) , Associate Account Director (8) , Account Executive (7) , Associate Director (7) , Intern (7)

What are the pros of working at Real Chemistry according to real employee reviews?

"some of the people who choose not to play in the silly interpersonal games can be great people." ((in 84 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 45 reviews)); "good Pay but you won't make it there more then 11 Months" ((in 32 reviews)); "A great team on the entry and medium level positions." ((in 26 reviews)); "great colleagues to work with" ((in 18 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Real Chemistry according to real employee reviews?

"Lack of work life balance and our success being based on “how billable we are.”" ((in 36 reviews)); "I witnessed senior leadership saying some things in social settings that were inappropriate and disrespectful." ((in 34 reviews)); "The culture is toxic as it is run by a former top 4 consulting firm tech bro who likes to casually throw around f" ((in 32 reviews)); "Hours are long and unpredictable" ((in 30 reviews)); "Or you’ll cycle through many direct managers because people end up leaving." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Real Chemistry layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Real Chemistry layoffs and their outlook for job security at Real Chemistry in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Real Chemistry locations?

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Real Chemistry reviews

3.2

36% would recommend to a friend

(600 total reviews)

Shankar Narayanan

34% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.4

Work/Life balance

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

1.0

Jul 17, 2018

The $ wasn’t worth it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay Brilliant Colleagues Free coffee, tea, sodas, snacks Lots of company parties and lunches Fun happy hours

Cons

Toxic work environment Constant change in direction and leadership No clear expectations or career development Office gossip of layoffs all the time Undercurrent of fear dominates the culture stemming from the moody and temperamental CEO who is notorious for screaming at his staff, especially his assistants

Real Chemistry Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. While no company is perfect when it comes to culture, we at W2O pride ourselves in our significant investments in talent development, training and seeking out employee feedback. The Holmes Report seemed to agree with us when they nominated us, “Best Large Agency to Work for 2018” which was directly based on an extensive survey of our employees.

1.0

Jun 19, 2018

Do NOT recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it can be exciting that things are changing internally constantly. The young people are nice.

Cons

If you're interested in a company geared towards long term growth, this is absolutely not the place. Managers don't know how to manage, employees are continuously undervalued (& it shows... resulting in inferior work for the client), and the work is honestly not great or valuable to clients. 75% of people under 27 are actively trying to get out... morale is super low. CEO seems super lazy and like he doesn't really care about the employees. Could go on but already said in other reviews.. keep reading and listen!!

Real Chemistry Response

8y

We appreciate your feedback. While we understand that W2O isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, our nominations by MM&M and The Holmes report as Large Agency of the Year were a directly result of the award-winning work we do for clients. We also invest a tremendous amount of time and energy into training and developing our employees. In fact, we are in the midst of launching a whole new curriculum for employees that is being prototyped right now through our weekly “Thursday Night Club” training sessions. In addition, we offer executive coaching to our mid-level people to help turbo-boost their careers.

2.0

Apr 24, 2024

Underwhelming Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was super excited when I joined the company. RC seemed to be at the forefront of digital capabilities, AI, and progressive work environments and I was excited to be a part of it. Good company benefit (if you manage to stay around).

Cons

Shortly after I started I realized that there was zero onboarding, you were left to sink or swim without any support from your manager. The overall vision and long-term strategy for the company also seemed somewhat unclear which resulted in random shortsighted staffing strategies. The company culture is also very old school with management styles inspired by the movie Horrible Bosses. I first thought it was a joke, it was not. A few years you also realize that the positive company revenues were most likely partly boosted by the recurring quarterly purges of staff to reach the bottom line. During my time at the company I saw many competent and talented staff being laid off regardless of their tenure or how integral they were to the team so don't expect any loyalty from the company no matter how many billable hours you are logging.

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