Run. Run fast. - Anonymous employee Area 23 Employee Review

1.0
Dec 5, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Best part was some of the people who worked there

Cons

Terrible management, absolutely no work/life balance, no one cares about you as an individual and your growth within the company, agency only cares about awards. They will work you until you can’t function and you’ll be expected to know how to do everything or figure it out yourself. No direction whatsoever, turnover is extremely high.

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5.0
Feb 25, 2026
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Pros

Amazing support and leadership. Very kind and creative team. Great benefits!

Cons

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3.0
May 9, 2026
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Pros

Leadership is consistent with Tim H still in charge post Omnicom takeover. Clear communication from agency leadership, which is nice, considering Omincom "town halls" are just suits spouting buzzwords. If you are billable, it looks for now like you won't be fired. Just keep in mind you are a row on a spreadsheet and stay 100% billable every f-ing day and you'll be ok. Work life balance is ok, as there is are good efforts made to adequately staff the work and control client overreach.

Cons

Everyone's a VP. A select cadre maintain a tight grip on creative work. Quality is maintained, but surprisingly not a great place to grow creatively unless you are one of the "chosen." You need a thick skin in terms of your creative work.

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