RUN! - Anonymous employee Brooks Bell Employee Review

1.0
Jan 31, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Generally cool coworkers. Great cafe.

Cons

Absolute career limiting move to work here. No growth opportunities at all. Leadership - which is half the company at this point - has no real plan. It is constantly preached that we take responsibility for our actions and focus on our jobs with passion (to the point that leadership has held sessions on how to be productive). However, when it comes to company performance, nobody takes responsibility. Instead we hear excuses like "it just happens" and "big companies move slow". They have no idea how to plan or grow a business. This is to the point that in the span of just 2 months teams and budgets can be slashed, and then the company has to hire again. "That's just agency life". There is also a glaring lack of technical know-how amongst leadership. This is especially ironic since old marketing slogans included "Believe in Data". CEO means well but lacks the business sense and savvy to make things work. Not someone who inspires or even helps most situations. There is a cult-ish vibe that boarders on fear of the CEO and President that permeates the company. Many meetings are spent trying to figure out what either would like to see. The most ironic part is that the old motto used to be "to eradicate bs in marketing" but this place is all about appearances over substance.

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Pros

Highly people-centric. Workers are valued and there is very high flexibility. An agency setting means the work is always changing, and creativity is valued in terms of how we work with clients. Lots of collaboration with all client work, and leadership is very accessible (i.e. easy to meet with and talk to).

Cons

Upward mobility is difficult unless you can show lots of value and creativity to propose new solutions--and even then, with a small company resources are tight so shifting roles dramatically may not be easy. The small agency setting also means that sometimes the work can come in fast with tight deadlines. Finally, depending on the personality type, this is definitely a place which requires high self-motivation and high people skills: this can be a pro for creative, social types; but it can be very much a con for those who need specificity and structure, and who might be more introverted/anxious types.

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4.0
Dec 1, 2025
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Pros

Great team of people to work with.

Cons

Not really anything comes to mind.

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