Don't take a promotion until you get your raise! - Anonymous employee True Action Employee Review

2.0
Apr 13, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company offers free Bagels on Wednesday Company offers free beer on Friday Partners provide generous employee discounts Employee referral bonus is high... if you can live with yourself for recommending this job to a friend.

Cons

Layoffs last year created an environment of distrust and dissatisfaction. Reorganization lead to increased demands on those left. Senior management promised raises and promotions to a large group leftover in exchange for taking on an increased workload (in my case- combining the job of 4 people into one) and did not follow through. Reviews are subjective and do not show the true value of an employee. You are more harshly reprimanded for interacting with coworkers than you are rated on the merit of your work. Dissatisfaction throughout the organization causes workers to be nasty backstabbers. There is no reason to work harder than necessary at this company because chances are the person next to you is on Facebook all day making more money than you do and being recommended for a raise. The new corporate raise policy excludes all employees from a yearly COLA and instead highly rewards employees with promotions and raises for which they are not qualified.

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5.0
Sep 24, 2012
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Pros

great clients get to work on big brands smart management and employees fun and collegial culture with kickball/football teams, bagel wednesdays, free snacks, pranks and more intellectually stimulating work opportunities to learn about not just marketing, but BIG business issues affecting our world (i.e. shift from retail to omnichannel commerce, competition between global tech companies, etc.) beautiful office

Cons

Inconsistent A/C in the office Tons of growth means we don't have enough people to handle all of the work

4.0
Oct 7, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

It could be because I'm a fresh face to the industry, but I'm excited about the work I'm doing and the responsibilities I've been given with big name clients. Yes, its rarely "mad men" glamorous, but "entry-level" does not just mean paper-pusher here. I genuinely enjoy and feel a sense of camaraderie with most of the people I interact with. Very youthful employee base. Work hard/play hard environment. Very integrated with evolving tech trends. The Associate Program overhaul (if mgmt listens to the suggestions made) will definitely improve the strength of new graduate training and performance. Open-door policy - straight out of a liberal arts school, and I've already worked with most of the senior management on projects. They always encourage me to actively seek mentorship, and I feel comfortable coming to them with my questions and concerns. Few of my friends can say they work in an environment that fosters their growth the same way.

Cons

Business grew faster than the company did - and, as a result, many people are overworked and have to fill many roles they may not be as experienced in (strategy team doing account mgmt work, etc) Intracompany communication - especially between the NY and KoP office - could be greatly improved.

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