Pros
- You're surrounded by people who are fantastic at their job and highly motivated, which makes it easy to rise to the top if you put in the work. - Strong culture - Beautiful office space - Due to the large variety of accounts, you'll be exposed to a lot in a short period of time, giving you a skill set in many verticles - CEO is a cool guy and approachable - Generous salary bumps - HR is approachable - You'll make invaluable lifetime connections within the first few weeks. The ECI network keeps giving even after you're gone
Cons
- Benefits are weak - I've seen a few comments about management being poor, but I don't know that I agree with this. The bigger problem (elephant in the room) is that one person is controlling most of the decisions and this makes the Directors seem like they don't want any change, but they're just dealing with internal bottlenecks - As I said, the CEO is great and very intelligent but sometimes it feels like he doesn't have full control of the company because someone working directly under him is calling all of the shots and making things toxic. Sometimes your Manager will literally say "I hear you, but my hands are tied". - If you look at the places where ECI employees go to after leaving, you'll be impressed. So why isn't ECI more well-known within the industry? There is a huge lack of internal marketing efforts - Once they trust you, your work/life balance will only get worse, which makes it tough to grow without being burnt out. When employees leave it's usually with a bad taste in their mouth because they're so exhausted. This comes with the business model that ECI uses (smaller brands = 1 specialist on 20+ accounts). So when those bigger brands do come in, the cookie-cutter approach doesn't work for the clients that need extra attention, and the specialist ends up being the one that pays for it - Start-up company vibes despite the company being around for 10+ years. Lack of internal resources is a huge issue, but the HR department appears to be improving this