Red Ventures reviews

If I had to narrow down my 15+ months at RV down to a few words, "stressful" and "not worth it most of the time" would highlight the list. I could go on and on about my frustrations but in an attempt to not write a novel, I'll stick to high level cons that should absolutely be heavily considered before accepting a job here. First and foremost, RV experience is WAY more valuable than external experience. That’s why you can have someone 2 years removed from college, who has only ever worked at RV as your manager. This isn’t necessarily always a bad thing but it’s tough to come in with multiple years of experience and be considered at a lower level than someone just because you haven’t worked at RV as long. In the same vein, the people who get promoted and end up managing teams aren’t afraid to be cut-throat. To make it to the top, you’ll have to grind it out. Due to this, there are plenty of situations where your manager might be very good at what they do but are a terrible manager. If you aren’t willing to sacrifice your life and grind with those who only care about climbing that ladder, then you will have a difficult time. I have personally been part of situations where I was yelled at for not answering an email at 10:30 PM. I have heard it said that this isn’t a 40 - 50 hour a week job, this is a 60-90 hour a week job. That is insane. We don’t work on Wall Street, nor do we get paid like we do, so this expectation is ridiculous. Finally, your development here GREATLY depends on your relationship with your manager. The review system is set up in a way that if your manager doesn’t like you, then you’re screwed. You can end up having a manager give you an annual review but they have only worked with you for 3 months. You can and will be switched to multiple teams, and you will be lucky if your opinion is sought beforehand.

You can't really take the reviews of someone that hasn't worked there for at least 2 years and actually finding someone that's lasted that long is difficult. But here's my cons after 2+ years working at RV. -The creative department is unorganized and at times shady. They lure you in with the cool buildings and amenities and you think, "Wow this place is amazing." Also they’ll say you can work from home and they have “untracked” vacation days, but that depends on your manager. Some people end up with a relaxed manager and some are never allowed to wfh and have each day they take off tracked. -The gender gap is crazy and the pay is not competitive. There were multiple senior designers and writers who were women and the male employee that they were managing was making the same salary as them. Most of the designers/writers just ended up quitting because the directors would never increase their salary. -The actual work is mundane, because you end up working on the same initiatives regardless of what team your on. Really they should say in the description that majority of the work you do is production work. You’ll be working on offer changes, urgency banners, and hero’s with/without price points...and the end goal is to, “Make a rich company richer.” -They promote too late, even if you're doing the job of a mid and senior level. Also they only promote and recognize your work at "mids" and "end of year reviews" which makes no sense. -They can decide to switch you to different teams with only a few days notice and you have no option. Your career really is not in your hands because you have no decision in anything. -They’re desperate for senior designers, so they’ll have anyone become a manager that is willing. This results in people who shouldn’t be managing and don’t want to, so they take it out on you and push you out of projects because they’d rather be working alone. -You’ll do much better if you’re an extroverted designer, because they recognize employees who are loud and talkative more...even if the quality of work is the same as an introverted, quiet employee.