Apr 14, 2014
WPP reviews
3.4
58% would recommend to a friend
Mark Read
55% approve of CEO
43% positive business outlook
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1.0
Apr 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Large company feel but no perks. Respected parent company that holds hundreds of companies around the world.
Cons
Micromanaging disgruntle rude upper level management. Gossipy environment that is like high school. Either you are in the in crowd or you are bullied and scorn. High demand on personal time, not worth the salary.
4.0
Mar 31, 2014
Flexible, fun, learning environment with great salary and benefits
Current employee, more than 1 year
Kansas City, MO
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
VML is a great place to work for many of the reasons you want to work any place: 1. Great benefits, salary and perks 2. Super flexible with your time, daily hours, etc 3. You generally get a broad range of experience 4. Lots of ways to learn and broaden your exposure to technologies you don't work with on a daily basis 5. Lots of internal knowledge sharing on best practices, lessons learned, etc
Cons
VML handles the crazy fluctuations of client interactions pretty well, but the finicky nature of clients still seeps into your daily work. There are times of real steadiness in weekly hours, and then wild fluctuations where you'll suddenly have nothing to do or way too much to do. This hits contractors especially hard--they're the first ones sent home when work dries up or the client cancels a project last minute. VML (through no fault of its own) is beholden to several parent/holding companies for it's financials. So, little things like converting contractors to full-time can be an incredibly arcane and long process. It can take up to 6-8 months AFTER they decide to put your name in for conversion. Even then, it pretty much takes someone with connections to push your paperwork through and get your name on the top of the list.
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