Imagination Reviews

3.0

51% would recommend to a friend

(164 total reviews)

Patrick Reid

62% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Imagination has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 164 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Imagination 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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164 reviews
1.0
20 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are many talented and brilliant people working at the company. Work produced is of a high standard (albeit often shamelessly derivative). A respected name in the industry, (although one with a renowned reputation for poor staff treatment.)

Cons

An incredibly top-heavy business structure, leading to a deeply unpleasant working environment with little respect for reasonable work/life balance. Upper management are the worst I have encountered at any agency. Often relying upon putting undue pressure on staff, whilst having very little knowledge or understanding of the disciplines of teams they are overseeing. This toxic work environment, understandably, leads to a high rate of staff turnover, which inturn, leads to further disruption. You don't leave Imagination, you survive it.

2.0
8 Mar 2016

client service

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Smart, passionate people who create tremendous beautiful, insightful, effective work.

Cons

Shockingly arrogant management who seem to pride themselves on creating sweatshop environment. They take full advantage of their creatives' passion for their craft while under-paying them and funneling cash to the mother ship in the UK. Their US business is 75% Ford and that is based on a handful of dysfunctional relationships. House of beautifully designed cards.

3.0
11 Sept 2018

Hard to like working here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting work on offer Lots of inspiring and talented people People work hard

Cons

Rewarding of toxic behaviours and attitudes The nepotism and sycophants The wasteful use of project budgets and people's time

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