Where to start? It's, for a lack of a better term, a boy's club. You go far in the company, not through merit, but how well you can rub elbows with the management. The owners are too involved in the day-to-day, which overlaps into the company culture. This can either be a very positive thing, if you're on their good side; or a very negative thing, if you're on their bad side. More than several times, I've seen them fire people just because they were mad at them; regardless of the employees contribution to the growth of the company. The threat of being fired is constantly flaunted in your face, which makes it rather unpleasant.
If you've read the other reviews, the coffee thing is very real. I've witnessed several "episodes" where the owner aggressively berated employees for not using the "right amount" of coffee grounds. To the point of tears, in some cases. This verbal flogging was also a part of meetings sometimes, making it really awkward for the ones being talked down to.
They're really strict with the start times, but expect you to work all hours of the night on projects. They're also really strict with lunch times, kind of like elementary school. There's a strict no cell phone policy, which is weird for a company that touts itself as a "leading edge digital agency". If you're caught with your cell phone on, you will get reprimanded and threatened. Oddly enough the owners and some management have their cell phones on, go figure. You're not allowed to telecommute either, also weird.
If you work in the creative or tech department, you're expected to log your hours everyday; and have every minute accounted for. Some employees in the other departments have to log their time too. If you're under hours, pray.
Overall, it's a very old-school business mentality that doesn't believe in investing in it's employees or helping them grow in their careers. I wouldn't be surprised if the positive reviews were current employees being coerced into writing them.
If you're the kind of person that can schmooze your way up the corporate ladder, this is your kind of place. If you're the kind of person that believes your work and work ethic speaks for itself, steer clear and be wary.
