The HOTH reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)
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Marc Hardgrove

75% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

The HOTH has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The HOTH 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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115 reviews
1.0
Jul 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

decent onboarding & training experience decent medical & dental coverage

Cons

This company exhibits some of the worst business practices I've encountered with both employees and clients. Struggling to find a successful business model, they often utilize everyone as pawns. If you seek job security, do not work here. I witnessed 2-5 employees quitting each month and frequent periodic layoffs, which speaks volumes about the company's instability. (80 ish person full time head count, do the math) The workload is overwhelming and the pay is abysmally low, causing immense stress and dissatisfaction among employees. Their business practices are overall shady, and they often do not honor their promises or projections. They frequently change policies without warning, affecting numerous people. You won't find joy in your work here, as the company prioritizes profit over integrity, often at the expense of their clients and employees. Capitalism shows its ugly fangs in this environment. They have seriously misplaced values, prioritizing aesthetics over people's livelihoods. The managers here will micromanage you due to the millions of ever changing policies & procedures they use to manage the circus operation. The benefits are also very lackluster, with only 10 PTO days and limited perks aside from decent medical & dental coverage.

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The HOTH Response
2y
Hi There, Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts and opinions with us. We hope each of these grievances were brought up in your regular check-ins with your manager and/or HR directly throughout your time with us. With the skills you've learned during your time as a Campaign Manager, we wish you great success in your next role. - The HOTH HR Team
2.0
Oct 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits including health care, vision, dental, 10 base days of vacation pto, 5 sick days, uses joon & bonusly platforms, & 2 days wfh hybrid The team is very close to each other. There was always a sense of support from your coworkers because you work with a team of peers who care about your wellbeing. They train employees pretty well! They don't require SEO experience for all HOTH positions so they train you in HOTH processes and SEO knowledge. Monthly internal meetings to go over updates in the company.

Cons

The pay is pretty low compared to industry counterparts & the responsibilities of the job Management doesn't listen to feedback that employees give them so non-management employees don't feel heard, supported, or see impactful change that can help them do their jobs better. The products could use improvement, which was the source of a lot of issues. The content isn't always the best as they use freelancers to write the content, which means its hard to control the product you get as they are not internal employees.

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The HOTH Response
2y
Hi There! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave your feedback! We hope you've also included these notes in our annual Happiness Survey and weekly/monthly check-ins with your manager. Indeed, we always take feedback to heart and always take action wherever possible. Please keep the lines of communication open and we will continue to do our best to collaborate with each and every team member! With gratitude, The HOTH HR Team
4.0
Mar 1, 2018

Nice People

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people, everyone worked really hard and were always supportive of each other!

Cons

Slow with payments for employees

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The HOTH Response
8y
Hi, Thank you for your review. It's always important to gain as much information from our team - both current and former - to make sure we can provide the best experience for our team. I very much appreciate the kind words as well! As for pay, our part time team members are paid once every two weeks on strict pay periods, so I am a bit confused with this feedback. If there is any issue with payment, I'd be more than happy to look into this for you ASAP and make this a priority this morning. Please feel free to reach out to me at George@thehoth.com. Happy to help! Thank you again for the feedback! George Papadeas COO
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