Pros
For an agency, I do feel like they really did put thought into competitive compensation and the PTO is generous and fair. The mindset of executive leadership is in the right space at the start but I think they need diversity of thought to keep up the momentum. My colleagues were genuinely nice people and I didn’t feel like I was pitted against anyone. My manager genuinely cared about me and my success. If you want to pioneer an extracurricular that is beneficial to the company/wellbeing of everyone it is encouraged (i.e DEI). Agencies always have KPIs but I appreciated that they were customized for each employee.
Cons
As with most agencies, the culture is very young (i.e. drinking culture, only after hour activities) but in the brief time I was their attention was brought to it and it was slowly being accommodated. In addition the health benefits were age dependent which I found strange. I’m not the one to talk unnecessarily so when I did chose to speak up or talk about something, I did not always feel like I was actually listened to. Training could be improved and customized for the different brands. Piggybacking off of the previous sentence, the secondary brand didn’t quite feel setup for success. Resources provided could be more equal. There is no clear benefits to the management career track besides additional stress. There sometimes appears to be favoritism among employees.