If You Want to Know What Bad Looks Like, Say Hello - Search Engine Marketing Specialist Pop Labs Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2014
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Pros

If you work 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., you have about two hours until most people arrive, which is probably the only two hours in which you can get anything done. Frozen margaritas on Friday. Lots of desk drawers if you take the rolling drawers from the dozens of empty desks. Very little customer contact unless you're a project manager.

Cons

Insane workload, very little training (two weeks, if you're lucky), micromanagement, cooked books, an owner whose business decisions don't make sense, very little incentive to get anything done, abusive emails from management... BAD MANAGEMENT.

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5.0
Aug 23, 2012
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Pros

My supervisors were friendly and approachable- always willing to explain questions I had regarding assignments and the overall advertising industry. I was very satisfied during my time at Pop Labs as I learned to fine tune my project-management skills and I learned more about social media. I highly recommend Pop Labs to anyone who is serious about gaining valuable experience in the marketing/advertising industry.

Cons

I do not have any CONS for Pop Labs.

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Thank you for the compliment! We are happy you enjoyed your intern experience and have moved on to a great career in marketing!
2.0
Jun 21, 2011
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Pros

-Owner willing to share story of how he created his personal wealth -Free coffee; free alcohol on Fridays

Cons

-Often felt mislead. What I was told during interview about future salary expectations and advancement timetable was WAY off reality (i.e. was told all 'closers' make $90,000+ after around 3 months of training, when in reality it took a lot longer to make a lot less than that). -Unprofessional environment. Name-calling, inappropriate remarks about females, verbal spats, etc, can be expected on a weekly basis. -Lifeless day-to-day. The leadership sells the idea to potential employees that Pop Labs is a fun place to work with a lot of potential for growth. But in reality the people in charge are unimaginative...sales meetings are the same week after week. And yes, the leadership travels to conferences and goes to fun events, but outside of booze on Fridays and the occasional happy hour, there isn’t much fun being had at Pop Labs.

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