Modern Slavery - Event Manager Dentsu Employee Review

1.0
6 June 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

WORK FROM HOME WAS THE ONLY PROS.

Cons

My time at Dentsu Creative was a highly negative experience, characterized by overwork, underpayment, and a complete lack of support from management. The company demands an unsustainable work-life balance, routinely requiring over 60 hours of work each week with employees always being on call. The treatment of employees is deplorable. Despite my dedication and hard work, I was eventually let go without any valid reason, making me feel used and discarded. The lack of appreciation and recognition for the effort put in is disheartening. The brand ambassadors, who play a critical role in the company's operations, were often rude, consistently late, and prone to canceling appointments at the last minute. This unprofessional behavior added to the stress and chaos of the job. Upper management is completely out of touch with the realities of their employees' workloads and well-being. They show no concern for the health or happiness of their staff, focusing solely on productivity at any cost. This disregard is mirrored by the Human Resources department, which seems utterly clueless about the demands and responsibilities of the various roles within the company. HR failed to provide proper training or support, further compounding the issues faced by employees. The working conditions at Dentsu Creative are unsustainable and harmful. The company works its employees to the grave without offering any real support or care. I cannot recommend working here unless significant changes are made to address these critical issues. Your health, well-being, and professional growth are worth more than what this company offers.

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Pros

Flexible and nice people. Good clients

Cons

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4.0
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Recommend
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Pros

I’ve been with dentsu for 4 years and I’ve really enjoyed my time. I’ve learned a lot, and worked with very smart people internally and had had interesting clients externally. Making the jump to a big agency was lethal in my professional career. This company offers great flexibility, and awesome PTO. I was able to get promoted, however promotions take a long time.

Cons

Some clients are extremely demanding. Long nights where the clients want to activate something that day or next day and our own internal teams don’t have our back and are also pushing for out of control activations. In my 4 years here, we had one annual salary raise which is not acceptable or fair to everyone. The market rate is way above what we’re getting paid. Dentsu needs to keep up as they’re on the lower end of the pay range and people are leaving because we’re losing hope of ever getting a salary raise when we could job hop and easily get 20% more. Truly disappointing since I have enjoyed my time here. The company has lost major clients and it’s difficult to feel hope for any promotions or raises.

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