Runyon Saltzman Reviews

The seeds of creativity have never sprouted at RS&E. After 50+ years, the agency still fails to have even one famous advertising campaign to its credit. Recently, the ads are more hip-looking, but remain me-too and pedestrian -- made more of common executional flourishes than truly big ideas. Senior partners with heavy PR and Public Affairs experience often direct the advertising efforts, where they have less experience (quality or quantity) than senior management at other agencies in Sacramento or throughout California. People who are diverse, creative, passionate, and who don't "fit in" with the kind of room-temperature, suburban Stepford vibe at RS&E, tend to get alienated, subtly nudged aside, or eventually fired. To some extent, chaos breeds creativity, and there is zero point zero zero zero chaos at RS&E.

Management that both undermanages and micromanages at the same time Management can create inhospitable environment for employees INCREDIBLY low pay for volume of work Health insurance is ok, 401k matching is terrible (3% max but management made a huge deal about how great this was) Poor communication across all teams and departments Lower level employees often blamed for faults of management