Pros
Awesome colleagues - You'll make great connections and friendships here, as you'll all be able to relate on project wins and company woes alike
Cons
For a company that touts "People First", there really isn't much to show for it beyond outward appearances. If you look up Klick, you'll find that it's well-known for it's lavish parties, endless office snacks, company events, and clubs, but behind all the smoke and mirrors is a company run by poor management. Leadership has active discussions and unspoken policies in place to not compensate workers whilst keeping money in their own pockets. Starting pay for a Medical Editor (ME) is 15-20% below industry standard (and salary for a Managing Medical Editor is entry level at other companies) with no guarantee of salary increases at the end of the year. If you're fortunate enough to be given one, there's no consideration for quality of life whatsoever (and I quote, "We don't do that here"). I've had a number of colleagues move back with their parents during my time, as Klick was just not paying them enough to combat inflation. And when a former colleague of mine (who was at the Director level) advocated for better compensation for SciReg, the EVP (you read that right – the Executive Vice President, head of the department) responded in kind, saying, "We only care about the 10%." Enough said. Chances of promotion are slim and only go to the people who spend the time and effort on meaningless extra curriculars. You can literally be the lead ME on one of Klick's most lucrative portfolios and still have a less tenured colleague get promoted over you simply because they sign up for science presentations that nobody cares much about – they just attend for the free food! Shows you what leadership truly cares about most – not hard work, reliability, and account ownership, but bells and whistles. No money in your pocket, no growth trajectory, but you've got great parties. Klick will report being down millions, and yet, still empty the reserves on Tiesto raves, Ryan Reynolds Christmas voice overs, Teddy Swims concerts, and Great Place to Work awards, which are then gracefully followed by multiple rounds of layoffs. They gotta make up the losses somehow. And we all know whose pockets it'll be coming from. But hey, at least they've got great PR... They don't care about you – they only care for themselves. Take it from me, there are companies out there that treat you well and have your best interest in mind. After all I've invested in the company and all the great relationships I've built, the moment I handed in my resignation for a better opportunity, senior leadership couldn't even make eye contact with me. With everything I've mentioned, it's no wonder tons of people are jumping ship to go to competing agencies with much better offerings. If you're young, single, and starting out your career, then the Kool-Aid may be enticing for you – that's totally fine. But if you're someone looking to settle down and provide for your family, trust me, the lavish, start-up, tech company vibe gets old, and it gets old very quickly. (I'll also note that I had submitted a review May and Oct 2024 reporting on all the above and they've both been taken down, hence my repost. According to my old colleagues, my review was being talked about amongst the top Klick leadership, and it just so happened that after my review in May, they had a downpour of positive reviews stream in, pushing my initial comment down and ticking their rating up from what was 3.2/3.3 for all the years I was working at Klick to 3.8. How convenient.)