Production Coordinator - Anonymous employee Agency EA Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You get to see some cool venues in the Chicago area. Constant turnover at this office so they are always looking for people to fill positions.

Cons

"If you are the type of person that likes to make it to a yoga class or have dinner at home that will have to change" This job has zero work/life balance. You will enjoy long days at the office, you will be ridiculed if you try to leave at a decent hour no matter how early you arrive at the office. This agency is incredibly unprofessional in the way that things are conducted. There is absolutely no respect for anyones time and the well being of employees isn't important. Every meeting is used as a social gathering so things do not get done in a timely manner. Ultimately this leads to incredible stress, irritation and overly long hours that wouldn't be needed if everyone could conduct themselves professionally in the first place. These things are just the tip of the iceberg, there were even more problems that I won't delve into.

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Agency EA Response
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Thank you for sharing feedback about your experience working with agencyEA. It’s disappointing to learn this, but your insight contributes to the greater good of our organization moving forward. While the event and experiential marketing industry is, by nature, a demanding one, we do sincerely value work/life balance and continuously strive to establish, maintain and support a strong one for our employees every day. Most recently, Event Marketer magazine even recognized agencyEA as a best place to work in events, and in turn, we recognize that our success as a team is dependent on the success and happiness of each individual team member. We will keep your comments in mind as our agency grows and evolves, as this type of valuable input enables us to do so. If you have additional feedback/comments on how we can achieve a better working environment, or questions, please reach out directly via general@agencyEA.com.

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