Disappointing experience - Anonymous employee Davis Employee Review

1.0
Jul 11, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The social media director and creative director are great.

Cons

The administration is disappointingly unprofessional. The "HR" department is a one-woman team, she is also the CFO. She said herself that when she first started working at Davis she would go home and cry every day after work. It is not an environment that fosters growth or positivity in any fashion. The team cares more about the alcohol fridge being stocked than actually getting client work done. Several times during my employment there, there was a fuss about the alcohol fridge not being stocked.

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Cons

I’ve never worked at a more toxic and negative environment in my life. The only positive reviews on here are probably a few current employees that got told to write them because their turnover rate is that high. There is zero leadership or structure, just a micromanaging CEO that knows your every single move. Working long hours and through holiday weekends is expected because the CEO does. Zero onboarding or training, but if you don’t do something to their standard or have questions you’re made to feel stupid. And because there is no structure, you won’t even know who to talk to with said questions. HR is non-existent, it’s just the CFO who took it on. Management could care less about you as an individual outside of the work being done and everyone internally is genuinely mean to eachother. Multiple colleagues have admitted when they started that they went home and cried for months. These reviews are not ‘disgruntled old employees’ …they are all absolutely true experiences and you need to listen to them. And to anyone feeling stuck there, know you don’t have to live like this!

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Davis Response
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We were very surprised and disappointed to read your review, and we’re sincerely sorry to hear about your employment experience here at Davis. Because your comments seemed so at-odds with our workplace culture, we took each of your concerns quite seriously. In fact, we immediately initiated confidential, one-on-one conversations with every employee to see if others had feelings similar to yours. We asked them specifically about the issues you raised – including our onboarding process, leadership support, team behavior, workplace culture and work-life balance – and what we heard in response was quite the opposite from your experience. We know we’re not a perfect workplace, but we do everything we can to make it one, and we'll never stop trying to improve. Our workplace culture is built on collaboration, creativity and respect, and we’re proud of it. This work and this industry are not for everyone. But our employees stay with us for an average of 5.25 years, and for many, it’s that fast pace and unrelenting creative and client-service standards that they love most about working here. We certainly have high expectations of our employees, and yes, they occasionally wear more than one hat, stay late or work after hours – not because they’re forced to, but because they want to do great advertising work and satisfy their own high professional standards. Additionally, our CEO and management team have an open-door policy. Asking questions is never discouraged here. It’s how we all grow and learn, and it's one of the most important things we tell new employees to do. We’re truly grateful for every person who has come to work at Davis, but we understand when it hasn’t been the right long-term fit. That seems to be the case here. Hopefully, you’ve found a workplace more aligned with your own standards and professional preferences, and we wish you all the best, wherever your career journey takes you.
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