DWA Reviews

Office politics creates significant barriers to getting work done efficiently. Upper management is very clearly inexperienced in the industry, and also in management overall. You will be treated with kindness that is insincere, while being conspired against. Absolutely zero honesty, transparency, or integrity; particularly from upper management. Proceed with caution.

First of all, the CEO does not have scientific or industry expertise. She has been at this for a long time, and basically, the company has maintained meeting management as it's core business function. However, because of that lack of expertise, there is also a lack of direction. Not really understanding your vision and where you want to grow adds to a very splintered business model. They have tried to compete with other companies who definitely have much more of a focus and have invested in that focus. Unfortunately DWA has not, so they flounder and try to become the next agency, or speakers bureau, or film company. You cannot succeed when you want to be everything to everyone, and it has left them with a lack of expertise and identity. They have hired mostly "ex-Lilly" people who either didn't cut it there, or needed to stay in the area. Some are good, but none of them are visionaries in the industry. The pay and benefits are ok, but not great. And the atmosphere is very "cliquish" for sure... It doesn't have to be that way, but this behavior is steeped in the people at the top. I think there are many other options that should be considered before going here.