Insync Reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Jamison Barnett

67% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Insync has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Insync employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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43 reviews
1.0
Feb 13, 2020

Beyond repair and no space for change

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most non-senior management employees are smart, nice and hard working people

Cons

Structure issue: Toxic and dysfunctional co-dependency between OGs and senior management is the source of all problems. Business relies on the existing client base of OGs. Lack of training and mentoring others has resulted in the dependency of the company. Work: The work was considered superb at one point but these days just recycled cookie cutter project design and the same formula repeated. Presentations resemble each other closely and lack new thinking or ideas, as Directors and Strategists are forced to follow precedence and create the vision of the VPs - discouraged to think for themselves. I get that they want to keep the "insync quality" but honestly I feel it's an excuse in many cases as it's much easier to recreate what's known and tested. No innovation is happening because the fear of making their power and influence obsolete is greater than the care for the future of the company. Very unfortunate. Office Environment: Company gets thrown into a frequent crisis mode to manage one person's emotional outbursts, temper tantrums and hysteria. Bullying, lying, yelling, toxic manipulation are all common incidents here and HR is not able to do anything about it due to power structure issues. Many workers have been brought to tears or psychological distress. HR will listen, promise to do something about it, and nothing changes as they can't put down consequences. Most workers bond over the shared hate and unhappiness but are forced to fake niceness in fear of retaliation. Also, just because a senior leader works 90 hours a week, does not mean that person is a good worker or should be sympathized with - that is a result of not being able to coach others and trust them with their capabilities. It sets an unhealthy expectation. It is remarkable how this working behaviour is used to shame others, while the truth is that it's serving a very personal need to feel valuable and important by being constantly busy and in touch with clients. Bottom Line: Don't work here. Even if they promise a good salary - not worth the mental and emotional stress. Empty promises of change and transparency. Neither exist. I feel for all those battling it out at this place, including the senior management team based in the US. Oh, and FYI - many of the positive reviews here were written by workers who were told by the VPs to do so, to combat the negative reviews. I have no proof but have been told that was the case when the "discrimination" posts started to pop up. So yeah, take them with a bucket of salt.

1.0
Aug 24, 2016

Stay away

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The employees are nice and friendly

Cons

Very poor work environment employees are worked to the bone and there is so much turnover. Not enough resources to accomplish work required. Employees are unhappy but try to stay positive. Upper management does not understand what it takes to run a successful company or how to support its employees. It's is not a place to be at for long term which is why so many people leave. The most unorganized and poorly managed companies I have worked for. Compensation is quite low and should be a lot more as the dork is so demanding and stressful with hardly and balance or time for family.

4.0
Mar 21, 2016

Brilliant Purpose but Slow to Change

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Fulfilling work (helping and touching people with real impact) - Great people to work with (environment is super-friendly) - Food culture (for better or for worse) - Change is happening (albeit slowly)

Cons

- Unclear career paths / messy organization of working groups - Low compensation (limited growth in direct relation to undefined roles and career opportunities) - Slow to change (top to bottom); it takes a very long time for change to be implemented - Resulting in high employee turnover rate (in recent year(s))

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