DEPT reviews about "management"

Below average pay for sector, role and workload. Poor support and management. No opportunity for growth and constant worry about job security with layoffs every couple of months.

Job security has become a major concern following multiple rounds of layoffs, and morale has noticeably declined. Leadership often overpromises to clients and sets unrealistic expectations internally, which creates unnecessary pressure and burnout for employees. There’s also a tendency to bend too far to demanding clients instead of setting healthier boundaries and advocating for teams. The project management team in particular is consistently under-resourced and expected to keep things moving without the support, staffing, or processes needed to do the job efficiently. Many PMs have been on the team for 4+ years with little to no meaningful career advancement or compensation growth, and there appears to be very little investment in career development for the PM discipline overall. Employees are frequently asked to do more with less, leaving many people feeling undervalued, overworked, and actively looking for opportunities elsewhere.

low pay, bad managment, no progress

It’s hard work, management is not present Zurich office

Pay is way below market value and raises are below the level of inflation, which means that your reward for being good at your job and gaining more experience is a cut in real earnings. Little security. They love six-month contracts so they avoid paying benefits and can get rid of people without having to pay severance. You can get good performance reviews and fit in well and be let go just because your contract is up. Upper management loves to brag about the groundbreaking and creative work the agency does. Yet, internally the message is that everyone who does that work is mediocre. A couple of months ago, they sent out an email saying that no one should get higher than "meets expectations" on their performance reviews. But if everyone who works here is average, at best, then who is making all these award-winning campaigns upper management is always bragging about? People are hired for junior and mid creative roles even though they have more experience and skill than the seniors and directors they report to. Promotions are also rare--I know of people in junior and midweight roles who clearly should have been promoted. They know more than people with titles three levels above them! The whole structure is weird.

Toxic senior management with no real clue as to direction and not aligned with those below them. Face fit culture and heard many managers slatting people behind their backs (FT and Freelance). Massive turn over of staff, people are there one minute and gone the next. The London office is ran by a few faces that should not even be there - Bring back Byte and a proper agency feel rather that the poop show that is happening now. Onboarding is not a Powerpoint deck, pay awards are a joke and free drinks do not constitute a perk. You cannot hide the poop show with funky music and happy clappy whoop whoops on a townhall - Dimi take a deeper dive.