Great Industry Experience But It Will Cost You Your Sanity - Public Relations Ketchum Employee Review

2.0
May 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great client roster - Very smart and creative colleagues

Cons

-Politics: the politics at this company are the worst I've ever seen. If a VP or your manager has a negative or neutral opinion of you, it will play out in your opportunities within the company. -Diversity: I'm not just talking about racial diversity (which is also a problem) but more relating to the diversity of thought and opinions. Many VPs and supervisors preferred to do things "their way," and if a strategy or process differs from that path, it will be quickly corrected. -Work/Life Balance: this company did not react well to the pandemic. Because of a hiring freeze and layoffs or furloughs, many teams were understaffed. As a result, employees were overworked and many resigned. Stress permeated throughout the agency and it felt like a lot of people didn't want to be there.

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Cons

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Pros

Smart people, nice colleagues to learn and grow with. People are invested in each other despite contraints from the agency.

Cons

-Benefits keep getting worse with every year (mergers, acquisitions, holding firm in a bad economy affect all this) -Not much of a defined company culture or competitive advantage here. I fail to see what makes this place better or more special than any other agency.

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