Struggling Leadership, Strained Culture - Anonymous employee Iris Employee Review

Iris once positioned itself as a bold and innovative agency, and several years ago, that reputation was well-earned. However, frequent leadership changes in recent years have significantly altered the company’s direction. The current leadership team appears disconnected from day-to-day operations and largely inaccessible to the broader staff, contributing to a lack of clear vision and support. The agency has been facing considerable challenges in securing new business for some time, which has created a high-pressure and unstable work environment. Morale in the office is noticeably low, with an atmosphere often marked by tension and uncertainty around job security. While the decision to sell the company may have made strategic sense at the time, the resulting structure—where the parent company is also the largest client—has introduced conflicts of interest that limit autonomy and hinder broader growth opportunities for both teams and individuals, essentially an almost unworkable situation for most people.