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Wunderman Thompson

Now known as VML

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176 reviews
1.0
9 Oct 2023
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Pros

The Copy Editing team is wonderful (other Copy Editors, not superiors)

Cons

Human Resources has a terrible management of the company, for months, we called Fridays "layoff Fridays" because, due to their lack of ability to correctly run their business and blame being put on entry level employees, they kept firing people on those days without warning or explanation given to them. They send company-wide emails when you pass the 3 month trial period, which shows they are aware it is a feat and not as normal as one would expect. We saw people getting called to meetings or messaged to warn them they were not sitting correctly (always women, men were never warned). In particular, the Editorial Manager lacked common empathy and seemed to enjoy berating employees that asked for well-deserved raises. They even go as far as saying that as per company policy, raises take six months to be approved (and they commonly are denied after that period). Overtime in Uruguay is paid double a normal hour, and they commonly pay them like any other hour, calling them a monthly "effort bonus". Mainly, it is a company that (at least in its Aguada, Montevideo office) does not value its employees and will go to great lengths to make the experience of working there a terrible one, which is why the turnover is substantially higher than at other Wunderman Thompson offices. Not to mention the extremely below market wages (4-6 USD an hour) and long hours. Due to the horrific working conditions, an investigation was done that, so far (a couple of months have gone by) has yielded no results or changes, besides moving the Editorial Manager to a different floor to prevent micromanaging (which still very much happens). They also erase all reviews that paint them in a negative light, which I think is very telling of their MO.

2.0
15 Nov 2023
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Pros

Wunderan has really amazing people working there. Passionate people who are open to knowledge sharing. Most of the people I worked with were true team players and the kind of people you actually want to spend time with.

Cons

Management or a lack thereof. They have people in management positions who do know what they are doing, unreliable, ego-driven, and selfish people run the show there. The only way up is to be someone's favourite, your work standard or work ethic means nothing, only your likeability and how much brown-nosing you can do counts.

4.0
5 Sept 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good team and overall positive

Cons

Few growth opportunities to advance on teams

5.0
15 Sept 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Great leadership. Understanding, empathetic, growth-focused, and caring overall - Competitive packages - Full subsidies on meals, transport, medical, health insurance, internet and telephone bills - Company-provided subscriptions for learning platforms like Coursera, Udemy, etc., and all-paid-for certifications. - Growth-focused one-on-one consultations from manager to team and from HR to the team. - Flexible hours, flexible hybrid modality - Unlimited sick leaves, flexible other leaves - Focused diversity and inclusion across the teams

Cons

- Pay-hike largely depends on the client's pay increase - Too good to leave once you decide to move on

5.0
2 Oct 2023

Love

Recommend
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Pros

Love the people working with Great offices Super client Work-life balance CEO on the top level So many events, parties

Cons

Low salary No communication between teams No profit from new business No 13th salary No good benefits

4.0
17 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly team to work with

Cons

Boring work, hard to move on

5.0
26 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing work culture, lots of growth opps, transparency and healthy communication between team members.

Cons

No cons, I can't complain about my experience

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