Another Example of a Poorly Run Agency - Anonymous employee Big Spaceship Employee Review

1.0
Jan 22, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Excluding management, most of the people who work here are great - smart, interesting, creative, nice. Not a lot of egos. - Some of the projects/campaigns can be creatively challenging and interesting.

Cons

- The distribution of work isn't great. Half the office plays ping pong and watches YouTube videos all day, while the other half works nights and weekends. - Management is totally unorganized. There is no alignment and often major operational decisions are made by one C-suite member while another C-suite member remains completely unaware. - There are a few bad apples in more senior roles that are incredibly political and regularly throw others under the bus. - The CEO only cares about image. For example: after moving into the new office, the CEO repeatedly reprimanded us for not storing our belongings in lockers (I didn't realize this was 2nd grade??) as he wanted the office to appear clean and sleek. Meanwhile, all of the conference rooms had major acoustics issues that were so problematic, our clients couldn't hear us during conference calls. We often had to resort to using a cell phone on speaker and passing it around while presenting work. This went on for months and made us look like total amateurs.

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5.0
Oct 14, 2025
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jan 29, 2026
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Pros

Healthiest internal culture among coworkers and peers I’ve experienced at an advertising agency. The people on the frontline are genuinely friendly, supportive, collaborative, and very talented.

Cons

- The agency was previously independent and is now part of a larger network, which has shifted priorities and ways of working. (We know what happens next) - Leadership prioritize financial performance and efficiency over employees and creative ambition, which impact morale and the quality of work negatively. - Ongoing/never ending periods of organizational change and restructuring have created instability and high turnover. - The advertising industry is dying, and this agency is in a particularly challenging position to navigate that environment and come out on top.

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