Would not recommend - Marketing TerraCycle Employee Review

1.0
Feb 28, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free lunch Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Cons

I feel like my creativity was stifled in this role. There weren’t any valuable opportunities for professional growth and with the gaining popularity of Tik Tok and Instagram Reels, not being able to create that kind of video content at TerraCycle put me in an unfavourable position when interviewing for other jobs. Upper management is a mess and the turnover rate is so high because they think it’s easier to keep hiring new people than to invest in existing talent. Plus, the whole company allows brands to get away with green washing. They let brands pay for a recycling program but won’t promote the recycling program when the brand doesn’t want to spend money on actually recycling the rubbish collected.

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TerraCycle Response
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Thank you for your feedback. TerraCycle maintains a long history and strong culture of promoting from within. We strive to develop and retain strong performers through Learning and Development programming and manager mentorship. Our business is built on engaging consumers to recycle for free through programs sponsored by our brand partners - and we provide customized programs for our clients at their request. We do create all of our own content within our own brand guidelines, which you can check out on our social channels.

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5.0
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Pros

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2.0
Apr 10, 2025
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Pros

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Cons

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