TRG Reviews

3.5

45% would recommend to a friend

(329 total reviews)
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Glenn Dady

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

TRG has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 329 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TRG 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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329 reviews
3.0
25 Feb 2016

The Good is Really Good/The Bad is Not So Good

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Pros

Great people doing great work! I am proud of the work done by TRG. The agency leans toward the conservative, but being a conservative person, I like that. The benefits are good with vacation time accruing from one's first day of work. Though many have left negative-ish reviews about the profit-sharing plan, it's FREE MONEY! In addition, we have a 401K plan that is matched up to 3% of your salary, more FREE MONEY. As for long hours, get used to it if you want a job in advertising, it's the nature of the beast. No overtime pay? It may be true that we do not get overtime pay due to everyone being on salary, but when I hired on, my salary was high enough to cover any overtime that was worked. Personally, I am proud to have spent the bulk of my professional career at The Richards Group.

Cons

Many have mentioned the 8:29:59 sign in rule, but few have mentioned that one is expected to stay until 5:30. Period. For those who commute from the suburbs (not everyone dreams of living Uptown), the traffic at 8:30am and 5:30pm is a nightmare. I would prefer to come in earlier and leave earlier, but that is not an option. Telecommuting is forbidden except for those who are traveling for work. The BIG Pro/Con would be the "golden-handcuffs." It's a good thing that I love my job because I couldn't go elsewhere and make what I am making here. It used to be that once one reached 10-15 years tenure, it took a REALLY big goof to lose one's job. It doesn't really feel that way any more. Work/Life balance is not the greatest. Sick time is only to be used when the employee is sick. One must use vacation time their young child is ill.

1.0
25 Mar 2016

New Hires Beware

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I really don't have any that I could provide

Cons

This place is a joke and if you are looking to work at an agency in Dallas I would strongly suggest looking else where. Yes. They have a strong name in Dallas but all the employees that work here are unhappy with the culture and the new bench seating in Uptown. First and foremost, their is no culture and no fun here. Everyone is miserable as they should be as this place is not like a typical agency that rewards their employees for their hard work. If you have to commute good luck because you have to be there a 8:30 every morning. No excuses. Additionally, you have to stay until 5:30. No flexibility here. Your badge clocks you in the am and people are always keeping a close eye on you to ensure you don't leave early. TRG likes to hire entry level students out of college and offer poor pay. If you are unfortunate to get hired they will make you work 60 hours plus a week and all of the directors will dump their work on you. Stan runs the entire agency and everyone hates his policies. Everyone runs around trying to appease him and if you are not one of the preferred guys that goes on skiing and fishing trips good luck. He also doesn't allow females to go on trips only males. If you are a client good luck as this place likes to bend you over and stick it in you know what. They are too damn expensive and bill clients off of their employee timesheets which are a joke. There are so many hidden fees that they don't even disclose to their clients. Half the time they just hide these fees in billing and are making a killing.

3.0
18 Sept 2020

Failed Employees During COVID

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Pros

Top talent. Employee retention is high.

Cons

The Richards Group is all about doing the right thing for the client and to others. Until COVID-19...then they laid off massive amounts of people with half of the pitiful severance and no farewell. When it mattered most to do the right thing, Stan took the quick way out and bailed on employees who had been so intensely loyal to him. It's shameful how little regard he had for their employees. Focused on trying to make profit sharing over retaining employees during a difficult time.

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