Traumatising and Exhausting - Anonymous employee Granny Employee Review

1.0
Sep 10, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

At the time I was at Granny there was still an active and talented Creative team. Only a few remain and I hope they find their way out soon. Everyone that stood up for themselves or the team has either quit in disgust or fired unfairly.

Cons

I was fooled in my interview process that the Granny values around open-mindedness, creativity, and diversity actually existed. I drank the kool-aid and was even asked to help support and implement positive change. I truly believed in and trusted the management board, whom I soon found to be deceitful and manipulative. There was severe mistreatment of my team and when I tried to speak up and even offer professional strategies to fix issues I was quickly labeled a problem, without discussion. The same goes for anyone who tried to show the reality of Granny culture; you would be marked and severe lies and stories would be gossiped about you until they concoct a fake reason to remove you. The management and account team are much more creative with their passive-aggression and dishonesty than they'd ever allow with any of their actual client work. There is a 'mean girl' culture of bullying and if you are not on team mean girl, they'll find a way to get rid of you and gaslight, torture you in the process. If you stand for process, creativity, values, and work-life balance, you will not be happy at granny. If you kiss up and kick down, you will be rewarded and promoted. I witnessed people being made fun of for taking time off for their mental health due to the long hours, misinformation, lack of process and experience in leadership. That's the agency culture. I couldn't believe it either, and I have never, in all of my experience, witnessed such back-stabbing antics or incompetence as I have with Granny. I was dragged through the mud for doing my best, as were most people there. Resilient as I am, I never want to experience that again.

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1.0
Nov 29, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very talented creative team that made amazing work together.

Cons

Lack of leadership - issues around microaggressions, bullying and a generally toxic and fear driven environment in the office were escalated to the highest level of the organization and ignored. Board is entangled with leadership in a way that leaves no space for accountability. Lack of development - there's no real path for growth at this company. They will sell you the sky but there isn't a single piece of documentation that describes how you grow from one level to the next. Instead, people are gaslit and bullied into believing they aren't good at their job and then they leave. Lack of diversity - they talk a good talk about diversity but they are just really good at marketing. There's no diversity in this company at all. There are a couple of white women who make the rounds on panels talking about diversity but they are the most problematic of them all. There are microaggressions galore against everyone based on not only race but also gender and sexual orientation. Anything they say about being diverse is surface level only, trust. Culture - there's a HUGE gap between what Granny represents itself to be outwardly and what's happening on a day-to-day internally. "We lead by knowledge" - not the case, there’s so much hierarchy and undermining "Diversity first" - LIES Trust, transparency and fairness - MORE LIES Responsibility - untrue. Nobody is accountable. Direct feedback is given but no accountability to absorb it and actually shift behavior.

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4.0
Aug 13, 2024
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Pros

Creative and inspiring environment. Collaboration with talented teams. Opportunities for career growth and development. Inclusive and dynamic company culture.

Cons

Occasionally intense workload. Tight deadlines and constant pressure. Work-life balance could be improved. Internal processes sometimes complex. Limited opportunities for advancement in some areas.

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