Terrible Company To Work For! - Anonymous employee AdServices Employee Review

1.0
Oct 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most of the employees are nice and willing to help.

Cons

Work Environment -- They have 4 suites scattered throughout the floor of the building. The building and suites are extremely old and run down. The whole floor and bathrooms have cockroaches everywhere! Micro, Micro Management -- Everything from a simple email to a note on a project will be reviewed by the President of the company. You will most like be scrutinized and put down for any minor impediment. You will be under a microscope at all times. No Internal Management Program/Software -- This company has no internal system in place for tracking or planning media. The only way to keep track of the data is if you do it yourself via Excel, Folders on their server, Google Docs, etc. Work Load & Pressure -- You’re expected to manage over 80 accounts/clients at a time without being able to refer to a centralized Organization Chart. Most of the requests you'll get are low budget with high pressure, turnaround and expectation. The production team / creative department work hard to complete orders but the mindset is “do it now and do it fast”...not necessarily right or quality of work. Pay & benefits -- Pay is hourly, you must clock in & out when you leave for lunch or leave early, etc. Health, dental & vision are offered. They do not offer maternity leave so if you want to come back you must "reapply" for the position (if it's open). Overall, this company is not a company you would want to work for. The President of the company does not respect you or the work you'll do. At some point, you will put on the spot and belittled for something/anything. Turnover rate is VERY high. I worked there less than a year and witnessed 7 people leave the company (one guy didn't even show up after his first week). Their serious lack of resources, innovation and structure do not make it easy for an employee to succeed or better their career.

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5.0
Oct 17, 2019
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Pros

Great company culture with the opportunity to learn about many different areas of the company. A very collaborative environment, employees always willing to help.

Cons

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5.0
Jan 20, 2019
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Pros

AdServices is an incredibly rare and special company for whom I had the good fortune of being employed for over 15 years. Had I not left to pursue a lifelong personal dream of opening a business in an unrelated field, I would have gladly spent the rest of my professional career working there. Below are just a few of the many great reasons to work for AdServices. - A highly professional work environment with a comfortable, family atmosphere. - Staff consisting of talented individuals in a variety of disciplines who share common goals and work hard to achieve them. - A highly-developed, intentional corporate culture with a focus on integrity, professional growth, and client success. - A management team that provides exceptional leadership throughout the organization. They go to great lengths to identify employee strengths and provide opportunities to advance in those areas. - Many wonderful clients who provide endless opportunities for creating strong relationships.

Cons

It's difficult to list any cons of working at AdServices, as I had such a wonderful experience during my 15 years of employment there. In general, the advertising/marketing industry isn't for everyone. It's fast-paced and deadline-oriented. Change and innovation are constant. Finding new, inventive ways to compete for consumers' dwindling attention spans can be downright challenging. In terms of advertising/marketing companies, however, you would be hard-pressed to find a better employer than AdServices.

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