Wasted potential - Content Writer Epiphany Search Employee Review

Genuinely some of the most helpful colleagues you could wish to work with A once decent social calendar (now deteriorated through budget constraints and profit grabbing) An element of creative freedom in how campaigns are executed Some real characters who have a passion for what they do

A complete lack of parity across departments in terms of employee treatment. Client Services being counter-productive in managing work-load / campaigns and thus not being fit for purpose (either top management doesn't see this or cannot be bothered to rectify it). Poor digital knowledge in a role that requires a real holistic understanding of all channels. Pay that does not match industry standards or reflect the level of commitment expected. They pay as little as possible for as long as possible. Rather than rewarding success and development they look at how they can keep your salary as low as possible. The rule of promotions and pay increases only at set 6 month intervals is not consistent across departments. They leave it too late to reward and thus lose the actual talent that delivers what the client values. Neglect of certain departments meaning morale is widely inconsistent across the business. Management that are in their position through who they know & how cheap they are, not what they know The favouring of internal promotion into board-level positions where department biases are perpetuated & subsequently nothing really changes.

- Good social calendar - Flexibility on working hours/ personal appointments - Nice offices - Talented, albeit stretched, staff - Decent training opportunities if you're persistent

- Pay is bordering on a joke for junior/ mid-level staff. There are no scheduled pay reviews and it seems like the best way to get a raise is to threaten to leave for a competitor. - You need to get in the right crowd to get ahead. If you're in with the right people you will go far, regardless of quality of work. - Lots of shuffling around in upper management, especially in the studio team and ops board, this leads to lots stupid job titles that mean nothing and creates the perception that people are given made up jobs. - The biggest issue is workloads. We're constantly told to get great results, but we're not given the time to actually do the work. We end up outputting mediocre work in high volumes. We've completely abandoned company wide innovation in favour of profits. (Given our fees are high and staff pay is low, it raises the question as to where the cash ends up). -