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Common Thread Collective

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Not What I Signed Up For - Media Buyer Common Thread Collective Employee Review

2.0
Oct 21, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

This job has given me a lot of perspective on how not to manage a company and treat employees and clients. Work From Home, Decent Benefits.

Cons

Dishonest company and Managers are really terrible. Not only do Managers have no leaders but Managers and Directors really dont know how to media buy or make ad creatives that work. I am working all the time day and night and I cannot make good all the promises that ctc makes to clients. I have been pressured by my manager to sell clients on packages they dont really need which is not ethical by my standards. the ceo will say one thing but do the opposite which results in a lot of disappointed employees and also clients. He turns a blind eye to a lot of the problems we have to deal with clients. its hard to trust him and the company direction now because he acts like he cares about the employees and clients but the actions speak for themselves because there is very low moral and lots of clients leaving. In my opinion I think there is very bad business practices not only in the way that managers treats employees but also really making clients mad happens everyday here. our company slogan really should be overpromise and underdeliver instead of achieve your dreams or whatever it is. Im looking for another job at other agencies after my short lived experience here.

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Common Thread Collective Response
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I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with us, and while this is not the experience we want to create, it is necessary to know so we can continue to improve. I hope you also included ways we can improve in our regular engagement survey. We try to create a space everyone we work with, including you, can feel empowered to share productive feedback with your manager, leadership, or Differentiation, so that we can work to address the challenges you’re encountering. We’re a company committed to the dreams of our clients and our employees, and if you feel we’re not meeting that promise in either respect, we want to hear about and work to address the core issues. If you’re comfortable, you can reach me any time at panagiota@commonthreadco.com.

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