Not a nice place to work - Strategic Consultant Starshot Employee Review

1.0
Feb 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

travelling opportunities with the events team

Cons

Lots and lots of politics which doesn't create a good environment. They created a hierarchy of ambiguous ranks and levels, something like a serious management consulting company would properly use, not a marketing agency. The only people I've seen advance or move up the ranks were friends with their boss. Very few people are true professional at what they do. Only 2-3 people do real design and development work, then there is this whole clump of VPs/Managing Consultants/Strategic Consultants/Consultants who have to manage and coordinate things they don't know how they work. Starshot also used to send this long propaganda emails with philosophical references but everything was portrayed exactly opposite of reality.

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1.0
Nov 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing positive to report.

Cons

Tiny Canadian agency that doesn't have a clue how to conduct business in the US. Nothing to gain working for this place. CEO is arrogant and talentless.

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Starshot Response
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Thanks for taking the time to voice your opinion. Glassdoor is an anonymous review site which offers a great chance for us to listen to constructive criticism or sometimes just take a few shots across the bow when things dont' work out. Whether you resigned or were terminated, I do hope you were given a chance to have your voice heard through a formal exit interview. Constructive feedback is incredibly valuable and it is a regular topic during management meetings. We make it a point to measure and monitor employee satisfaction as a basic KPI for the business. I can't say that much can be learned from your commentary beyond some falsehoods thrown from behind a veil of anonymity. If you didn't have a chance to get an exit interview, please reach out to me and I can definitely make this happen. Sorry that Starshot wasn't the right agency for you and hopefully your next gig works out. Sometimes a necessary ending can be the catalyst for growth, both personally and professionally.
1.0
Oct 7, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Exposure to Microsoft, travel (depending on the position), fair compensation

Cons

Not well managed, lack of growth opportunities, lack of leadership and mentorship

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