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      3.8

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (641 total reviews)

      Kyoko Matsushita

      89% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Culture and values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      Essence has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 641 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Essence employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      641 reviews
      5.0
      13 Sept 2023

      Great

      Senior account director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great culture and people in office

      Cons

      Small and under resourced with specialised talent

      3.0
      30 Aug 2017

      Great coworkers, disastrous upper management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Essence does a fantastic job of hiring top tier talent

      Cons

      Dan Dobson-Smith is one of the most arrogant, ridiculous humans I have ever met. As someone who bills himself as a mentor and coach, he is completely oblivious to his own shortcomings and the regard that staff hold him in. Unless you can benefit him or his career, he will condescend and dismiss you. I, luckily, was not subjected to this treatment, but witnessed it on several occasions. Why he keeps getting promoted is a mystery.

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      Essence Response
      8y
      We’re sorry to hear about your experience of working at Essence, and with Dan directly. If given the chance, we’d like to discuss this more. Please reach out to listening@essencedigital.com and someone from the team will follow-up.
      1.0
      29 Oct 2014

      Not good enough

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Got the job after a gap year so was chuffed

      Cons

      Terrible place to work, using this as a stepping stone. I'm too smart for this place. They don't pay enough and my talents are wasted

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