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3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)

Brian Mc Shane

63% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Advertising Checking Bureau has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Advertising Checking Bureau 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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108 reviews
1.0
27 May 2016

Find Another Ship, This One is Sinking.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working with this company has motivated me to redo my resume and find another job! Thank goodness for recruiters.

Cons

This is the worst company that I have ever worked for. Nothing but a revolving door for employment. No loyalty, weak leadership and questionalble business practices. Looking at their current job descriptions, they promise the following: Paid training because your success is our success Feel appreciated with our unique recognition programs Generous referral bonus Competitive pay with opportunities for merit increases after 90 days and annually Stay healthy with medical, dental and vision insurance benefits Develop financial security with our 401K plan Work/life balance with 7.5 hour work days and paid time off such as personal, sick and vacation days Stay engaged with employee events, such as free breakfast once a month The truth: Paid training - try a bunch of oudated powerpoint slides created about 10 years ago. The company does not pay for any certifications, schooling or basically anything that would make you more marketable. Why would they want you to become certified in something when they would then need to pay you more? Recognition programs - They have this stupid STAR program where each month your peers nominate you for the STAR peer award and basically pass back and forth this stupid brass star while telling the department about why their peer deserved the award. There is no monetary benefit or anything other than "praise" by your peers. Most people try to avoid this award. Generous referral bonus - Don't know how generous it is to those that you refer, as you are doing a disservice to anyone that you refer. Please refer them elsewhere if you want to maintain your friendship. Competitive pay - YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! They get rid of people and then try to rehire people to do the same thing for less. Medical Benefits - Your better off on an exchange. 401K plan - great if you can afford to contribute anything. Work/life balance - Vacation policies are dated. 7.5 hour workdays (hourly people get cheated here). If you are salaried, you work more than 7.5 hours. Employee events - Free peanut butter and doughnuts once a month . . . WHOOPEE! The only people that stick around are those that are either too old to find another job (and if they are too old and make too much, they are shown the door - if they are not in with the Management team). The management team is more like a ship of fools (Please reference Plato's Republic for further clarification). The Supervisory staff appears to be lead by a real estate champion with complete disregard for others and a sincere desire to look good at all costs to upper management regardless of the negative impact that it may have on direct reports or peers. Find another ship, this one is sinking.

1.0
29 Mar 2016

Take the Job at Target!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lower level employees are nice and I do enjoy working with them.

Cons

From a conceptual standpoint, this company would have the ability to really rock it if they had the right people and the right thinking. Sadly, even though this company may have been around for 100 + years, their technology and management finesse appears to be very dated. From a technology perspective, they are still using classic ASP for much of their architecture and the developers are shackled by the management that is in place. Status quo appears to be the norm and the desire to be mediocre is the rule of thumb. It seems a bit odd that a company like this wouldn't want to use more current technology. If the clients only knew what was really behind the curtain . . . . From a management perspective, this company is riddled with faux management and a perceived disregard for how to treat people. General Management continues to alienate many of the Supervisors and office staff with their preferential treatment of certain individuals. Management team appears to be a species of invertabrate with no real ability to lead. To be a true leader requires the respect of those that you are leading. Select managers should find new mentors that could actually help them move forward in their careers. As it stands, management team are mostly yes men responsible for the production of the daily clown show. Most Supervisors are great with the exception of some. To be a successful Supervisor the required reading list may include Leadership Secrets of Atilla the Hun and Management by Intimidation and might also require having highest turnover in the office. (Be forewarned, if a job opens up and it hints of "Rebates", take the cashier job at Target!) Very strange that I have never seen a woman of color (or a man for that matter) in a management position in the Tempe office As for the Memphis office, hmm, coming away from there, I had the distinct impression that the server room was inhabited and powered by hamsters and that they may have promoted former Janitors into positions of authority. Lord, this company needs many prayers and a hug. Can I get an Amen?

1.0
4 May 2016

Very petty environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It paid the bills, barely.

Cons

Working for ACB is better than being homeless, but not by much. Leadership is fundamentally clueless as to how to run a professional, profitable, efficient operation. It's rare to encounter so many supervisors and managers who are so busy, but accomplish nothing but creating chaos. The employees are "kept in line" while being fed BS about being part of a "family". My recommendation is, if you're offered a job and need to pay rent, take the job, but keep looking.

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