Smoking mirrors & super political - Anonymous employee Interbrand Employee Review

2.0
Jan 23, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good name to have on your CV - Some lovely and talented people - Corporate side far more creative and strategic

Cons

- There is a huge strategy team but strategy is not a big part of the projects on the consumer side - Extremely hierarchical - Client services are glorified 'bag carriers' - No foresight or planning, mostly reactive - Creative output not of high standard, which attracts a certain type of client - Leadership is lacking both on business level but also in helping the more junior members of the team grow - Very disorganised; forget your personal life

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Cons

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