Real Chemistry reviews

Unfortunately, as seen by the executive leadership team (ELT), those talented people in the “Pros” section above, have become an anonymous mass of disposable and easily replaceable company assets, swept up within the organization’s endless wash cycle of mounting fiscal ambition. People here burn out not so much from the overwhelming work, but more so from navigating the labyrinthian and toxic bureaucracy. In spite of doing anything they can to attract new talent, no effort is made to appreciate or retain that talent once it’s already here. There is zero interest from the ELT in taking time to understand the day-to-day reality of their employees nor to realize their individual value of those who actually turn the wheels of the organization. In the past two years, the sole focus of this company has been placed exclusively on preparing it for a handsome sale. All else - doing amazing work and especially taking care of the people - has been placed on the back burner. The company is in a cultural stasis, wearing their Sunday best, being primed and waiting for the richest dowry. Along with perpetual organizational change, motivated purely by obligation to the equity stakeholders, there is no support, no visible charted course, no guidance. It’s actually hard to work here and not because of the work itself. Alas, this once was a great company. It was vibrant and inspired. But where once stood a “Long Hallway”, now stands a sprawling, crooked maze. The value of Real People is no longer part of the formula at Real Chemistry.

I have never left a Glassdoor review but unfortunately this company needs to be seriously evaluated. Please take the negative reviews seriously if applying here. There are many agencies out there that will support and look after your career growth. This is not that place. Real Chemistry leaders are hyper focused on growth and expansion that they are failing to care for the people that are giving them the chance to grow in the first place. Most people get anxious after seeing that conditions aren’t improving within their first year and will jump ship. This company doesn’t seem to want to handle its retention issues and then berate engaged, talented and hardworking current employees for not billing enough hours back to clients. While there are many people that are very intelligent, kind and good at their jobs, this crowd is unfortunately overshadowed by genuinely unkind, rude and unhelpful individuals (who should be all on the same team) that no one seems to want to course correct and remove from the company. There are many, significant structural issues - little to no training, onboarding or guidance, that in order to work here you need to be ok with jumping over numerous hurdles and characters to do your job successfully. I recommend to those starting off their careers to look elsewhere - this isn’t how an agency should function and you shouldn’t have to “make due” just because Real Chemistry hasn’t figured it out a lasting solution.