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Culture Crisis - Anonymous employee SHIFT Communications Employee Review

1.0
21 Aug 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Gain agency experience, otherwise no pros IMO.

Cons

Would not recommend working here. The culture is extremely toxic and upper management frequently mistreats junior staff. Staff is overworked, underpaid and unappreciated.

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SHIFT Communications Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. We are certainly disappointed to hear you feel this way about your time working at SHIFT. Respect for employees – at all levels – is crucial to any workplace environment and we are committed to creating a culture every SHIFTer can be proud of. We also recognize that everyone has their own perspectives and experience, and sometimes things aren’t the right fit. We hope you shared your feedback with our HR Director and in your exit interview so we can continually find ways to improve. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

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5.0
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Pros

I was hesitant to join another agency after a couple of “standard” agency experiences- chronically overservicing accounts, regularly working late, high manager turnover and a senior team that only paid lip service to staff challenges. But a recruiter insisted that SHIFT was different and I am so happy I joined the agency four years ago. SHIFT truly is different and cares about its people just as much as the clients we work with. Work-life balance? Check. Supportive colleagues? Check. A culture without politics? Check. Clients who treat us well? Check. Clear career progression? Check. Added to the caring culture, I am constantly wowed (but not surprised) by the smarts of my colleagues at all levels. My colleagues constantly bring high quality creative thinking, consultancy and results to our clients. SHIFTers are a wonderful combination of relentless and curious, plus other key traits. Overall, SHIFT is the agency that’s walking the talk and doing things right. Keep it up!

Cons

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Cons

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