Pros
- some really cool & brilliant people - as a junior, you get thrown in... have the chance to work on some big clients and interesting projects - lots of social events - free food & drinks
Cons
- a lot of pressure within the agency; around half of the staff left or were fired during my time... tons of changeover, staff on edge about what's happening, unsure about what direction the agency is going in - losing accounts & not winning new business - very long hours, a lot of stress, very little pay (less than other agencies) - burnout mentality; will work you dry for a pitch/big project, then give you a day off to recuperate - felt some senior creatives were abusive to the junior staff; hot tempers, blamed accounts/strat/junior creatives for what may go wrong, not a lot of collaboration and/or support... felt it was frankly unprofessional and created a hostile environment - low morale; a lot of rumblings from all departments... no one seems happy