DO NOT WORK HERE - Advertising Art Direction South Magazine Employee Review

HORRIBLE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. 17 people (mostly sales) hired/fired/left in the span of 1 year. Impossible deadlines, mind games, unorganized, frantic, out of touch, low pay, high expectations, unnecessary high stress. Management never thinks you’re doing enough and has an unpredictable temper. Staff expected to work overtime, without pay. Must work events (scheduling/setup/breakdown/clean) on top of designing magazine. No raises. No insurance. No perks. During most deadline weekends (Sat + Sun, 9am-11pm+), management is either home, on vacation, or locked in his office playing video games. Huge supporter of guns, NRA, and often requires guns featured in the magazine. Pressures local businesses to advertise then hounds them for freebies. The magazine topics are the same every year, and 95% of the time the articles are about the same people. This place has mastered the art of regifting. But turnover is so high, new staff rarely knows this. You would think management would have it down to a science by now. Trust me when I say, working here is NOT such a "cool deal".