Transition troubles in Singapore - Anonymous employee POSSIBLE Employee Review

2.0
Mar 28, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a global digital marketing network, owned by WPP Group. I worked in the Singapore office. Nice working atmosphere, mostly nice people at the time, drinks after work on Friday. I believe there was quite turnover at the time so I'm not sure how it is now.

Cons

POSSIBLE was formed from 8 or 9 different digital agencies from around the world that WPP acquired, with very different specialities, management, clients, etc. When I joined, in my opinion they were still struggling with the growing pains of the transition and merger. More specifically for the Singapore office, most of the work was technical rather than creative in any way and I disagreed with the way they managed teams, clients, and new business pitches. Overall, I'd say it was very messy - even though one or two people were clearly trying to make things better they had a tough time of it. There was also not enough work going on at the time and was concerned they would being making redundancies (which they did after I left). Things may have improved since then, I don't know.

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Cons

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2.0
May 5, 2016
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Pros

• There are some great people at POSSIBLE • Fun company activities especially if you like drinking • Decent work/life balance • They've managed to convince everyone in Seattle that they're the best place to work

Cons

I've never worked for a company that tries so hard to convey that they're different and that they care about their employees, but then their actions tell a completely different story. Have some integrity. • No employee-training • No clear process given on how to get a raise or a promotion - vague answers by HR seem to be a run-around • Management is very inconsistent - people who are too young or have played politics in a way that only benefits themselves and not the careers they manage • There are the chosen few who have become the darlings of management and then the rest of the POSSIBLE folks who slug along until they figure out the game they can't win • Near cult-like mentality around company events, company meetings and company culture that masks what people aren't getting out of the company in terms of career growth • Many promises made but none kept

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