RUN FROM THIS PLACE AS FAST AS YOU CAN - Production Department BrandStar Employee Review

1.0
Jun 6, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

There are a few lovely people who work here, especially in the Production Department. What else. That's about it.

Cons

There is a strong culture of open nepotism, recreational drug and alcohol abuse and sexual harassment here. People even viewing pornography on their phones for hours during work. Non managers are treated like second and third class. There are very few minorities who work here. Or, worked here, past tense. Almost if not every one of the minorities have left or been let go for some reason or other. Even the one or two who were in management, and they were some of the few managers who were very professional, and well liked. And then speaking of management, this is the worst management I have ever worked for, and that is not saying much considering the reputation of south Florida TV and advertising isn't that great to begin with. The managers here are grossly overpaid yet they put down the people they supposedly are "managing" while not even knowing how their employees do their jobs. The turnover is the worst I have ever seen. Some people only last a week, or in some cases a day. They are downsizing dozens and dozens of good hard working people while crying poor. People are scared and crying and traumitized to see the good people being forced out. But then you see the same jobs immediately advertised here and on other job search sites and you see them spending lots of money on unnecessary things. Unacceptable. Promoting from within is not possible unless you benefit from the nepotism. The benefits are not competitive. No direct deposit even. It was promised many times but so far, nope... By far the worst owner and management structure I have ever experienced. When I read other reviews of this company here, I wonder what company they are speaking of?? Because it certainly isn't the real BrandStar. If you want to know what the real BrandStar is really like, do whatever you can to ask the real people who do the real work and win the industry Telly Awards for BrandStar and make good on the contracts and make the clients happy. Not the ones making the six figure salaries and the sexual harassment advances to those under them.

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BrandStar Response
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Thank you for sharing. 2016 and part of 2017 was a difficult time. In full transparency we had leadership that we hoped would take us in a particular direction. Unfortunately, that is not what occurred and that leadership is no longer with us. Our founder and CEO, Mark Alfieri has set a new and correct path we are taking with a positive outlook. Things have changed, our moto is about “transparency”, ability to share, be open, celebrate success is what exists today. Our organization has grown and we do our best to show we value our people. People are the heart of our organization. 2018 was awesome year of new ways, process and growth. And we have so many wonderful team members to thank for our success. Would like to have an opportunity to revisit with you and see what has changed. Feel free to contact me. If not, I understand and wish you success in the future. If anyone would like more information about BrandStar, our work and culture as it is today, please feel free to contact us directly. Thank you! 954-637-8621

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