Horrible experience from start to finish - Anonymous employee Ignite XDS Employee Review

1.0
20 Aug 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

One time we got a free meal? I think?

Cons

Where do I start? - This job is a trap for entry level employees. Expect to be overworked, underpaid, and treated terribly from your first day to your last. - The management is clueless, punishing the hard-working and rewarding the mediocre. I was so far ahead of schedule on my work that they had me assemble IKEA furniture for an entire shift. - Expect an incredibly high turnover rate. The company was ~20 people when I left and at least 70% of them had been fired, quit, or let go. - Your voice does NOT matter here. Whether you've got a brilliant idea or you want to improve on your abilities, you will learn nothing that you couldn't easily pick up online or in college. - The office politics reminds me of a high school. If someone is disliked, group chats will be started to make fun of them. I caught my own manager making fun of my appearance to my coworkers and the most I got was a half-hearted apology. - The culture is just rotten. Irredeemably rotten. I have no other words to describe how much this company made me doubt myself creatively, professionally, and personally.

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Ignite XDS Response
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Hello, we're sorry to hear you feel this way, and that we were not made aware of your concerns during your time here. We hold quarterly/bi-annual performance review/goal setting sessions to help our team members grow in their roles and provide an opportunity for any concerns to be addressed. Our team has many long time members whose voices have guided us and helped us grow to where we are today, and we are proud of each and every one.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
22 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Unlimited time off* - Regularly available snacks *they say "within reason", but in reality it's whenever it's convenient to the boss

Cons

- Archaic view of marketing and advertising. They recycle the same web designs, templates and copy formats to maximize their profit and give their clients minimum effort - Money comes first, everything else is second. If you like working with clients and developing good relationships, avoid this business. Mitch has a short fuse and is quick to drop a client if he disagrees with their business model or political views - Horribly underpaid and overworked. They expect you to work 45+ hours while making next to nothing - Terrible office culture. Coworkers gossip and stab each other in the back to get ahead. In the year I worked there, we were a company of 17-18 people and fired or let go 7 or more of them. That is unacceptable. - Standards change arbitrarily to benefit management. Managers say that one thing is okay one week, then completely change their mind the next and act like you're stupid for not knowing. It's confusing, demoralizing and immature.

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