Tallwave reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)
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Jeffrey Pruitt

70% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Tallwave has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tallwave 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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36 reviews
2.0
Feb 11, 2022

Overworked and weirdly corporate culture for an agency

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Tallwave puts a lot of thought into its transparency as a company and how leadership functions. This was a plus, but it also contributed to the overall corporate vibe and culture.

Cons

I always thought people were exaggerating when they said they worked 60 hours a week...until I worked at Tallwave and that was my regular. Sometimes more. This is one of three agencies I've worked at in the valley and by far the least respectful of work-life balance, despite constant false promises that they would "get me some help." Culture-wise, everyone was nice, but in a completely hurmorless way, and efforts at DE&I, community building, team building, etc. felt forced and performative. I didn't see any real efforts towards inclusion or even fun for that matter. It should also be noted that they do almost no creative work or campaign concepting. Some of the clients are interesting, but most of them are very boring and technical (but not in the interesting problem-solving way) B2B clients.

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Tallwave Response
3y
Thank you for sharing this constructive feedback. We appreciate your sentiment around our efforts toward transparency. Our goal is not to build a corporate culture per se, but sometimes characteristics that appear that way may manifest as we are driven to grow Tallwave with solid process and structure so that it stands on a solid foundation. As a growing company we acknowledge occasional growing pains and work to support our Tallwavers balance so that have the help they need and sprints don’t turn into marathons often. If you are interested in sharing more in detail offline please let me know.
5.0
Mar 16, 2021
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Pros

Great environment, transparency, high level of autonomy

Cons

No major cons for Tallwave

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Tallwave Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share.
5.0
Mar 12, 2021

Fantastic Culture & Leaders Who Care

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The culture of the company is exceptional. They preach that employee experience impacts customer experience and they reflect that belief in their transparency, vulnerability and accountability with employees at every rank of the organization. They’re thoughtful, mindful, and always trying to be and do better. Everyone is an expert at their craft, there’s room for growth, work-life balance is not only respected but prioritized, and everyone’s opinion and perspective is welcomed and taken into account.

Cons

As with growing companies, teams can be stretched a little thing sometimes. But they live by their unlimited PTO policy and encourage people to take the breaks they need. There are some growth pains but everything that’s to be expected and they won’t last for long.

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