Great Minds - Poor Management - Director SS+K Employee Review

2.0
28 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some very smart dedicated people who can do great work when they want to. Have created some great campaign - matched by some of the worse campaigns ever - created because the partners wanted to travel to exotic locations and hobnob with the rich and famous.

Cons

Working with partners who are alternatively patronizing (especially to women: mansplaining and stealing women's ideas by repeating them louder than women voiced them is relentless and shocking), insulting, interested in what you are saying, or lying to you. You constantly spend your time trying to figure out which is which and what will be next. Very little sense of strategic direction - is SS+K an ad agency for luxury clients, a social policy or social activation agency, an incubator for ideas, a ....? Or are they simply fishing for any clients or any campaigns they can get? A series of failed and non-failed mergers and partnerships adds to the sense of confusion.

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5.0
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Pros

Flexible working hours and work hybrid

Cons

There are many changes with the overall job structures

5.0
11 Sept 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A great place to learn, collaborate, get experience working across marketing functions, grow or transition your career ... people here come from all corners of marketing and it shows in the comprehensive approach the team takes to its work. Everyone's perspective is valued and you'll learn a ton just from working with this cast of characters. Meaningful work for clients who are real game-changers in their fields. The partners are really involved in the accounts - it's impressive. There aren't any egos getting in the way, just hearty discussion on how to make really smart, effective work. In general, the people here are really down-to-earth. It's a roll-up-your-sleeves, everyone's-opinion-matters work environment. A really great work-life balance is possible here. Refreshing to find in this industry.

Cons

Especially during training and onboarding, there's a lot of ambiguity here. If you're a real self-starter, though, you'll take that as a growth opportunity. People are always willing to help, answer questions, etc. The vacation and time-off policies could probably be better. The incentives here are still pretty basic and traditional.

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