The Social Element Reviews

This company is on the downward slide. They recently made massive layoffs to people they JUST hired (myself included with zero notice and after extensive training). Also, they seemed to have a very odd obsession with watching you with proxies and making you sign into a million IMs... you're basically treated like a child or like you are going to steal company hours. I found that terribly insulting. Whenever I would mention something to a middle manager, I would be told that so-and-so is related to another manager or that they are best friends. In other words, I had no voice.

Pay is well below market but it seems it's much a bigger issue on the European side. I know several current and former colleagues who were underpaid, and/or who increasingly felt their skills and experience were not valued (myself included). HR: This is a department that really needs improvement but not accountability. They are dated and don't follow the changes and direction of the agency. Their knowledge of the industry and understanding of the current labor market is limited and out of date which means they can't keep up to offer attractive compensation packages. On top of that, they don't take feedback on board when you reach out to them through the voice or rather shove any comment under the carpet. Though I said work-life balance is one of the most valuable aspects, HR needs to see that this is just a small part of what they can offer. They don't focus enough on engagement and career trajectory. New technologies: The agency lacks a proper system/app to document processes. I do not think Basecamp is a good choice. Though it heavily relies on Gdocs and that's OK, there are many new technologies out there for enhancing communication, data documentation, collaborative process building and it seems that TSE is behind all this.