Bait and Switched - Account Executive Bader Rutter Employee Review

1.0
Jan 12, 2018
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Pros

BR sold itself as a growing, aggressive player poised on the edge of greatness. They built a beautiful new office in downtown Milwaukee, and talked about their open and creative environment. I left a high paying job to join them.

Cons

I quickly learned that the firm is tightly controlled by a very small group of white males at the top who do not deliver what they sell. In addition to not providing the rewarding and challenging work they promised, their client base is almost entirely based in a few very large agricultural accounts. I quickly realized the place was a Fun House of Cards, where nothing is as it appears and left the agency.

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