I worked at Butler/Till for a short time. While I was there, I felt close with my team, but that's about it. Everyone was very friendly but departments are just very segregated there.
From the outside, this company seemed amazing; almost too good to be true. It gave the vibe of a "big city agency" but in Rochester, NY. They pride themselves on being an employee-owned, women-led business. Employees with an actual say in how things operate? That's almost unheard of. They really wanted to hear the voices of their employees, and they do listen to your thoughts, concerns, & criticism. I believe an "open communication" and "transparent" workplace was what they wanted from their employee-owners, but that was not always the case in return from upper management.
Unfortunately, there is still a C-suite of people who make ALL the decisions at this company.
2023 was a very tough year for so many businesses, and no doubt that B/T also struggled. There were some business changes internally which ultimately led to the layoff of many, many intelligent and hard-working people.
I was one of those laid off. This is my own personal experience.
I could tell business needs were changing but I was told BY MY DIRECTOR that our jobs were safe. Lies. I was laid off not even 2 weeks later. I was laid off by someone I had never met; some higher up that didn't know me either.
I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to my teammates and I never heard from my manager again (texted and called, no response). My manager was told the night before I was laid off that I was being let go, and never reached out to wish me well or even talk to me, and didn't even tell the other coworkers of my team. I never heard from that director who said jobs were safe either. It was really a slap in the face and made me feel like I didn't matter at all to this company.
At the end of the day, let this be a reminder that you are replaceable and this company has no problem doing just that.
