Don't believe the hype - Anonymous employee CLYDE Employee Review

It is always disappointing to hear that someone had a negative experience working with us. Our vision is “best agency to work with; best agency to work for” and we clearly came up short for you. As a newer agency (we’re still less than 7 years old), it was an early priority for us to establish credibility—applying for awards was part of that strategy. But just because you apply for awards doesn’t mean you’ll win them. We are proud to be recognized by industry leaders, like PRWeek and PRovoke, as a top firm and a top place to work. Many of our recent awards recognize individual team members or projects led by the talented team here, like women of the year, spokesperson of the year, public affairs campaign of the year, best podcast, etc. We will never apologize for wanting to celebrate the incredible individuals who work here. A shout-out at work is nice but they deserve more and we have been proactive in trying to secure meaningful accolades for our team members to help them build their own resumes and professional portfolios. And we agree with your advice on asking us about our current client roster in job interviews—it’s always a wise question! Many of our largest clients don’t allow agencies, Clyde included, to use them in promotional materials—but we’d love a chance to talk about them. Are some of the clients on the website out of date? Sure. But it isn’t in an effort to be deceptive as much as to attract similar clients in the future and to showcase some of the projects we’re most proud of. Please ask us about our clients when you interview with us—we’re hiring! I’ll end where I started—it’s always disappointing when we don’t live up to our vision. We’re sorry you had a negative experience. As you likely know, we grew from 20 to nearly 60 people in less than two years—while entirely remote and during a global pandemic. Growing that fast came with challenges but we are proud of the agency we were, even prouder of the one we’re becoming. We hope someday you’re able to look back on your time with us in a more positive light. - Aubrey Quinn, COO