Pros
Kamran, the CEO, has great vision- an almost utopian one that inspires people to jump on the Crossmedia boat. However, the idea (pro) l is much different than the reality (big con).
Cons
To say that working here was terrible doesn't even really cut it. I was demeaned and treated terribly on a daily basis. Of course, it never starts out that way. It was weird to begin with and I never got trained, but I was trying to make good of my situation and was still hopeful as everything worsened. When I was asked to do actual work, I was reprimanded for not knowing how to do things I was never taught. My first month or so I was assigned literally no work and given no guidance whatsoever after asking many times. When I brought this up, I was literally taken to a conference room and yelled at. I was also yelled at various times on the phone by my managers. I was blamed for things that simply weren't my fault and used as the scapegoat for nearly everything. Unprofessional much? Again, when I stood up for myself, I was told I was being disloyal to the company. I was also reprimanded every time I asked to take time off for vacation- I was being unprofessional and inconsiderate of the needs of my team. Upper management was just as horrible and quick to point the finger at juniors for any and all company projects. What else should you expect? - You will work from the moment you wake up to the moment you fall asleep. - No credit will be given to you unless you act politically and drinks beers until 2 am like high school losers in the office. Not doing so will also get you teased. #juvenile - Also expect to take daily cries in the downstairs bathroom, get trapped in the elevator, and be unable to set off the alarm (while homeless people are somehow able to sleep in the office and ironically not set off the alarm). - When you do something right, definitely expect managers to take all of the credit for your work. - Also expect your managers to be entirely unsupportive and not know how to do their own jobs. Real question: "What is a GRP, again?" - Directors and Senior Planner- Buyers will not show up to the office often because they don't feel like it and this is also going to be your fault. - Don't forget that being banned from communicating with the client also will get twisted into you constantly being rude to clients and why the company might lose an account. - They don't hire any of the interns, but make them do menial, non-educational tasks like ordering food and cleaning. ***Ignore the positive reviews- all written by interns that they will never hire full-time and upper management who freaked at the true, bad reviews ;) *** Would rate less than 1 star if possible.