Unfortunately this company seems to honour its name, because it has sunken to a new low..... - Partnerships Consultant DEPT Employee Review

1.0
Feb 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Seemingly friendly people and an ambitious company behind it with interesting projects.

Cons

After happily accepting DEPT's terms, everything was signed, sealed and delivered with regards to the contract from both sides. Thereafter I resigned from my now-previous role, not knowing I had made a massive error. In an incredible display of treachery and unprofessionalism, Dept decided to prematurely end my employment before I could even start. Their reasoning being that my role had become redundant after a massive client they were working on acquiring decided to downsize operations. This has, apparently, impacted their exposed tight hiring budget and lack of planning. Not only has my livelihood now been negatively impacted, I now have to deal with a serious loss of face regarding my nearest ones and direct network. No adequate solution was offered, other than a mandatory first month's salary compensation.

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5.0
Dec 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of individuals that make up many teams from design, copy, motion, production artists, and even full-time strategists.

Cons

I left right before a big merge, so I can't speak to how it is after the merge. This review may be outdated.

1.0
May 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The design team is very talented and kind.

Cons

Very boring agency to work at. They only claim the agency is not doing good, "we don't have money" so no raises, 1.2% merit increases this year. This doesn't even keep up with inflation rate. At this company you will just be a number on a spreadsheet, waiting to get laid off because they would rather use a million different AI than hire any entry level positions. They fail almost every pitch because the leadership is empty-headed, comes in and changes the entire concepts and decks. And they claim they are very transparent and B-corp but they discriminate against POC all the time and lie about your prospects at their company. It's really not worth your nerves to work for them.

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