Once a Great Agency, Now in Decline as It Lost Its People and Its Culture - Anonymous employee TBC Advertising Employee Review

I genuinely love the work I get to do at TBC. The projects are meaningful, creatively challenging, and always evolving, which keeps things exciting!! The client work really stands out. There’s so much passion across the board, and I get to collaborate with some of the most talented, creative, thoughtful people I’ve ever worked with. Everyone takes pride in what they do, and that energy is contagious. The culture is collaborative, supportive, and just really well-balanced. People care not just about the work, but about each other doing well. It’s the kind of environment that makes you want to do your best, because everyone else is doing the same. There are great perks, too, wellness initiatives, happy hours, and chances to give back through community work, which all contribute to a workplace that feels rewarding in every way. It’s the kind of job that makes you look forward to signing on/going into the office. I feel lucky to be here.

I haven’t experienced any real cons personally, just the usual day-to-day challenges that come with doing work you care about.

- Well-known clients (locally, regionally, and some nationally) - Company is recognized locally in the advertising and media space - Some colleagues truly are fun to be around and make the work enjoyable

- Be ready to work, work, work. Not just within your job title, but picking up the slack for those above and below you, cross-functional teammates, and senior staff. Naturally, you won't receive credit for this work. Only senior staff will. - Overloaded with work and go to your supervisor asking for help, a way to manage your workload? Don't expect anything in return. Instead, you receive a talking to on why you cannot manage your workload and why you must be doing something wrong. So, you end up working early mornings, late nights, etc. - Clients come and go at the drop of a hat. You must do everything in your power to keep them happy, naturally, but never bill them for work exceeding their scope. You must not write off those hours, either. So, make it work. How do you do this? Beats me! - Executive leadership is only concerned with their external image, not company culture, employee morale, or team performance. They will oust an employee at the drop of a hat, just because, and already have their replacement, typically someone they know or a friend of an employee they like, waiting in the wings. - Those in management or executive leadership positions never leave. Why? Because they know too much about you, so it's best to keep the skeletons hidden in the closet. If you dare leave, they never speak to you again. Any employee who leaves feels a sudden weight lifted off their shoulders, instantly bonding with those who also went through the same trauma of having worked at TBC. - Any given day at TBC is either filled with executives in meetings all day, thus you cannot have a minute to speak with them about your urgent request from a client, executives screaming through the office and barking orders at everyone, or executives out of the office and on vacation, playing golf, or [insert the latest fancy destination here.] Needless to say, there is never a time in which they are available to the average employee, yet they boast in the interview process and during your first week, they are "always available" and their doors are "always open."