Great potential, squandered by incompetent leadership and toxic environment. Rotten from the top. - Anonymous employee Mullen NC Employee Review

1.0
Oct 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1- Pretty wall art 
 2- ok pay and benefits 
 3- free booze, popcorn, coffee and candy
 4- upon exodus, you'll join a several-hundred strong community of highly-talented and connected mullen refugees

Cons

At least 3 times more turnover than anywhere I've ever worked or even heard of.

 Probably due to:
 Wanton disregard for any semblance of work-life balance
 Obscene workloads with unreasonable timelines 
toxic community, rotten from the top

 Depending on the day's turn-over, it isn't uncommon for mullen to employ more managers than workers, and at least one boss to every bee.

 Even with this boss-glut, reviews were mythologically rare and career advancement was a joke. Roles, goals and responsibilities are either intentionally ambiguous, or blatantly irrelevant. The very few promotions I ever witnessed were either political or people who were married to their bosses spouses' friends or business associates. It certainly appeared that meritorious contributions were counter-productive to a person's career at mullen. Anyone who won new business, received accolades from the industry or commendation from clients was fast-tracked to getting fired or treated so poorly that they quit soon after. I wish this was a subjective, bitter, ex-employee's jaded point-of-view, but I saw it happen again and again, to a dozen or more top-notch employees while simultaneously employees who were losing business and infuriating clients were promoted. It made no sense. If I didn't know how mentally incompetent the 'leadership' at mullen/NC was, I'd swear it was a money-laundering scheme. They seem to be intentionally torpedoing the ship while they scuttle it, capsize it, and run it aground. 

In summary, Barefaced subterfuge and sleazy, drunken-back-room-politics run the show at mullen/NC, literally and figuratively.
 

If you're looking at an open position at mullen/NC, your chair is well-worn, and with good reason It's all appearances, and it's all bait-and-switch. All. Of. It. 

Until IPG axes mullen/NC's entire top-tier, nothing good will come of this place, don't do it

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5.0
Mar 27, 2013
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Allowed flexibility at the job. Very professional group of people that I worked with.

Cons

Thought the salary was a little low for Senior Buyers.

1.0
Mar 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great access to resources and amazing city that is growing. Healthcare and benefits are generous. Food is available at the office every day.

Cons

All smoke and mirrors. When you join the team, you will be immediately greeted and sized up. If you don't fit in with the click, you will be pushed out of the social circle, which in turn keeps you from succeeding, as success is determined by your social connections at Mullen. Your reviews will happen without you being present. There is zero work life balance. Essentially you have entered high school. Inappropriate behavior runs rampant at the office. Overly intoxicated rep outings are an embarrassment. There is no training. If you are coming in, and unfamiliar with a process or software, expect a five year outdated book to be dropped on your desk that is of no help at all. Most important thing to take away from these glass door reviews....if you don't fit in with the click, you will be pushed out. The louder you are the more attention you get. Don't expect support unless you have something to trade in turn.

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