Pros
There are fantastic people at Public. They are smart and capable and have interesting backgrounds. The mission was great and had a lot of potential.
Cons
Unfortunately, things were not organized or operated effectively to best use the great people in the company. A previous review wrote "growing pains" and I would agree. The culture was confusing. In some ways it was open and supporitve and in others political, cold, and cuthroat. I think this was a result of not having a formal training program for new hires, and not having upper management live and breath the values. When training sessions were scheduled, management was either unprepared, late, or cancelled the meeting 15 minutes before it was scheduled to begin. Hiring needed to be more careful and selective. Those from a previous agency background came in expecting a certain culture of a traditional agency, but that's not what Public Inc. was supposed to be. The company also needs a clearer value proposition itself. It was trying to be all things at all times. I think since I left it has focused a bit more. There is an improved tag line and website. Overall, there was a sense that you were replaceable and not that valued. There was no focus on career growth or personalized appropriate feedback. These are the reasons I left.