Toxic environment with empty promises - Anonymous Fenton Employee Review

For an agency that calls themselves a leader of social change and champion of diversity, Fenton's culture does not live up to these values. While much of its leadership is diverse, this diversity has not been maintained at the junior level, because Fenton has fired many employees of color, or driven others away due to the toxic work life. Additionally, white employees seem to be promoted at a higher rate than Black staff. The lack of transparency is alarming, especially when it comes to firing staff without any clear reasoning. Instead of being transparent and honest about firings and layoffs, people discover their colleagues have been let go only by their Slack accounts being deactivated. In many cases, Fenton has hired people with no prior agency experience without any intention of actually helping them thrive at an agency. When things go wrong, senior leadership shifts blame and responsibility to junior staff instead of taking real accountability for their own oversight. Fenton is client-oriented which is understandable, but they need to do a better job of advocating for their employees. The work-life balance is nonexistent, with unrealistic expectations and constant pressures. If you make a mistake here, know that your job will be in jeopardy. I do not recommend this agency to anyone looking for a supportive and fair workplace. Many employees here are unhappy, overworked, and micromanaged. Leadership is too focused on new business and boasting their wins to actually advocate for their own staff and take notice that the diversity it touts is fleeting because of their poor management.