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Brian Vella
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"Do not pass up"
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Best company i have ever worked for
Cons
a little eccentric in organisation style
Advice to Management
keep up the great work
DT 2017-06-22 05:37 PDT![DT Logo]()
"Fast car with no steering wheel"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at DT full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
When I got my self as far the hell away from this place
Cons
God, where do I start?
Advice to Management
You should all resign and employee people that are qualified and actually know what they're doing.
DT 2018-01-21 20:01 PST![DT Logo]()
"Seek and you will grow"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at DT full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
- Brilliant minds
- Ongoing opportunity
- Growth personally and professionallyCons
We need be better at more frequent communication
Advice to Management
Lets talk to our staff more frequently.
DT 2017-06-13 05:53 PDTHelpful (1)
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"All huff and puff"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at DT full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Leaving to go home. Seriously. I loathed coming in but I loved leaving as I felt I could be more creative outside than inside.
Cons
Working here is like a game of survivor and not in a good way. Management have their knives out ready to shaft anyone if they're not making enough money.
Advice to Management
Start to invest in your people and not line your own back pockets.
DT 2017-06-24 14:13 PDTHelpful (8)
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"Chaos at management level"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOPros
Good for graduates and newbies to be thrown into the grinder to stress and learn
Cons
Management lies about their numbers to employees, also, they rip-off their clients on T&M engagements. Very unethical, most 'area managers' are kids with no experience that run their areas as such. The pitch is 'we are going through a bit of a change' but that change has been on-going for the last couple of years with no results nor improvements.
Advice to Management
The WPP group (who owns DT) should replace everyone in non technical management roles, even the CEO, and get real leaders in. Prepared leaders with experience in people management who are interested in delivering quality and making money.
DT 2017-04-06 17:05 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Digital Marketing strategist"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at DT full-time
Pros
I was not very pleased with this employer.
Cons
My boss was overwhelmed with his own task, very high turnover, loud office, no overall guiding strategy
DT 2016-12-19 02:06 PSTHelpful (1)
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"More of a project management consultancy vs. creative agency"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at DT full-time
Pros
DT has fairly good work/life balance and a fun team of people. It has huge strengths in large-scale project management.
Cons
It seems like management is more interested in retaining big clients & maintaining websites rather than attracting interesting or creative work. As a result, the work that is produced is substandard and uninspiring. Designers are not really offered the opportunity to be creative and are offered little support. Employee turnover is high.
Advice to Management
Don't oversell what you're offering.
DT 2016-11-20 19:54 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Bad management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at DT (More than a year)
Pros
- Good range of projects
- Ambitious vision
- Discipline leads are very capable and have good experienceCons
- Management sets conflicting goals for different departments like Accounts, Project Management, and Creatives. This results in either friction or people shying away from doing their job properly.
- Promises galore for everyone at the start (including growth opps etc.) when they want to hire you. Saw a lot of people leave over time due to unfulfilled promises
- Maintaining the pipeline is a constant struggle for the company and people frequently get pulled from projects resulting in time overruns for clients and disgruntled employees due to long hours
- Frequent blow out to client budgets with no regards to duty of care as an agency.
- Unable to retain good talent. Generally, they leave in about an year.
- Some of the Senior Managers (a select few) have big egos, very low talent and a loud mouth. Maybe someone needs to tell them Don Draper is not real.Advice to Management
Create a cohesive vision supported by collaborative goals encompassing all disciplines. Create, action and monitor your vision realisation plans
Spend one on one time with staff and create a follow through plan to address their feedback
Increase revenue by doing quality work for clients rather than creating intentional budget blowouts
Don't promise new staff growth opportunities which you can't guarantee since you don't know your sales pipeline beyond 3-6 months.DT 2016-06-15 21:31 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great environment to learn and develop"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at DT full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Great career development plans and training available
- Casual environment
- Well-focused and passionate team lead and team mates to work with and learn from
- Not so much overtime hours required/encouraged but it could depend on the discipline/teamCons
- Possibility of working offsite (on clients' sides) and extra traveling required
- Can feel a bit isolated from the team/company if working offsite for a long period of time
- Salary isn't so competitveDT 2016-02-17 14:21 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Great opportunity for hard workers"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Work hard play hard culture, they reward long time staff and promote high achievers fast.
Cons
Long hours, can be tough in account services
Advice to Management
Culture statements are good, be good to follow through with real work life balance and support to avoid burn out and churn
DT 2016-03-02 01:33 PST
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