iNET Web reviews about "management"

Good work definitely gets recognized here. Having been employed here for about a year as a copywriter, I’ve come to really appreciate the upper staff’s ability to give recognition to their employees who put in the time and really try to do well at their jobs. If someone invests their time into the work, they’re sure to do well here! The small business environment is also a huge bonus. Everybody is very friendly and approachable, and they’re willing to help you out when you have questions or need help with a client. If you’re looking for a manageable job right out of college that also offers real world experience, iNET is definitely a great place to start out. There are also a lot of benefits like healthcare, paid vacations, days off and flexible work hours.

You are legally granted a paycheck, but that is the only difference between iNet and a sweatshop for websites.

After college I bounced around jobs, looking to get a proverbial foot in the door. Big companies with management trainee programs and tiered systems of seniority, or working 3 mediocre jobs to try to plow out of student loan debt. I was hired on as an entry level copywriter. My first week here I would get out to my car and just yell swearwords. I was drowning. There was/is not much of a system in place for training – I did it wrong and then did it again with a little feedback – the majority of your feedback is “Just get it done” and “are your clients winning?” I sat with 5 people at a conference room table because there was nowhere else to put people. Overheard about 100 sales meetings where the sales team reiterated to the clients that the only measure of success at iNET is return on investment, and that the SEO specialists were evaluated internally based on their ability to deliver ROI. Turnover was high. People would make jokes about the turnover, saying the hunger games cannon should go off every time someone quit. A lot of smart, creative, hardworking people got fed up. The turnover was viewed as Darwinian. The boss is intense. I did see a guy get yelled at for 5 minutes straight – his mission was to tell everyone how iNET should be. After his ideas drew no quarter from the boss, he regularly requested 1-on-1 meetings with everyone to whisper about how awful it was. He was truly miserable here, you could see it in his walk and hear it in his voice. One of his big criticisms was the turnover, said we should conduct exit interviews, have a newsletter, and throw a farewell party for all the departed. The straw that broke the camel’s back was an act of blatant subversion. I have little doubt that he’s happier gone. The boss is intense. Your job is not to convince the guy signing the paychecks that you’re smarter him. It’s to understand his vision and execute it. The people who get that see their freedom and influence rise. That’s not brown-nosing or office politics that’s reality. It’s rewarding creative work. Some book I didn’t read said the four keys to job satisfaction are 1 autonomy, 2 mastery of craft, 3 self-determination and 4 higher purpose. You can get that all here. The work 8 hours and get paid for 8 hours thing is awesome. Access to overtime is a tremendous benefit.

iNET is like a family, you will have those you truly enjoy being around and those you just have to deal with, most employees are great. You get back what you put in, meaning if you put in the effort, you'll be rewarded with flexibility and increased pay. Being a smaller shop allows the freedom to work outside of the "normal" scope of your typical job, which is encouraged! The owner takes pride in knowing his employees and is quick to recognize when someone is putting in real effort. You'll always be busy so your work day simply flys by! Management is extremely flexible and understanding that sometimes, life happens. Management is open to new ideas and iNET is a great place to learn since you get to work in many different roles.

People are great to work with. Mostly everyone is friendly once you get to know then. Its a fun atmosphere and you can tell who the people are that care versus the people who are just there to pick up a pay check. You tend to not gravitate towards those people and its real easy to see. You are always busy and there are very few days with nothing to do which is great. You get recognized for your hard work and when you do a good job.

Over the last 10+ years I've included a statement as part of my Goals and Objectives in my resume. And though it may sound generic I meant every word. "I want to be a valuable part of a marketing team, where my experience and passion for design can make a difference in its success." After working for multiple agencies and in-house design departments I have finally found an employer that makes me feel just that, VALUED! Before iNET I used to come home frustrated and stressed everyday from work because I wasn't allowed to do my best. Sounds weird I know but any creative thats ever worked under someone who wasn't creative knows what Im talking about. Not only has iNET allowed me to be creative, there are some in management pushing me to go farther then I felt comfortable going with awesome results. Though I've only worked at iNET for 8 months I can confirm passion and hard work gets noticed. Management including the CEO Steve Libbey, has gone out of his way more then once to let me know how much he appreciated the hard work. This is also a company that does care for it employees. Within a couple month period of time I was hospitalized twice. Naturally I was worried about the amount of time I've missed not having worked there long. Management let me know immediately not to worry about it "WE JUST WANT YOU HEALTHY". It was overwhelming the amount of genuine concern and happiness from everyone when I finally came back.

Upper management is not very smart so once you figure them out they're pretty easy to dance around. Outside of sales, every job in the building is basically a sandbox. If you're new to web design or front end dev or SEO/web marketing, it's a fairly consequence-free environment to learn while getting paid (significantly under market value). Yes, you might get yelled at by a mostly inchoate baboon or two, but the world inside of iNET is entirely separate from the real world. No one really knows it exists, and the people who do regard it as a joke, so just learn everything you can while you can tolerate it, then move up to something better as soon as you outgrow them.