Toxic leadership and lack of support - Senior Brand Growth Strategist Pirawna Employee Review

1.0
23 May 2026
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Pros

Client relationships are great connections to have if you invest in building them, and skills gained can help build a strong foundation for another role

Cons

Leadership, and I use that term loosely, really needs a wake up call. Employees are thrown in front of clients well before they’re prepared (I’m talking day 2!) and favoritism and nepotism run rampant. They spew this nonsense about team and family, but will not have your back in front of clients, consistently making promises they can’t keep. Remote work is dangled in front of the in office team’s face, awarded and snatched away whenever the CEO is having a tough week keeping up with his false promises to clients and employees. All while in office employees are encouraged to compete for a “First In Last Out” bonus, leadership proceeds to hire full time remote Account Managers. The training is non-existent and empty titles are awarded only after you threaten to leave enough times. Though it’s a dynamic role with many moving parts (mainly because the agency has no formal scoping and says yes to literally anything the client asks, even if not a single soul in the company has done it before) the management team is too overwhelmed with their 10-14 client portfolio to help set a new hire up for success. Save yourself the stress and toxicity. RUN

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5.0
13 Mar 2026
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Pros

Pirawna is a fantastic place for anyone who values personal accountability and innovation. The environment is stable yet rewarding, and there is a clear emphasis on doing the right thing for both clients and employees. I’ve found that the company invests heavily in the tools and systems we need to succeed daily. If you prove yourself the management team protect their own fiercely and will jump through hoops to accommodate their employees. They are family first and it shows. Pirawna gives you the chance to work with an impressive roster of brands — from scrappy startups to publicly traded companies — and you get real, hands-on ownership of their Amazon strategy. It's not just button-pushing; you're building out advertising campaigns, diving into DSP, and seeing the direct impact your work has on revenue. The client portfolio keeps things interesting, and the team genuinely cares about results. There's a startup energy here that means you're always learning something new rather than doing the same thing on repeat.

Cons

The high standards and fast pace can create a pressure-cooker feeling at times. There's always a sense that mistakes carry real weight, which keeps you sharp but can also be stressful — especially when you're managing multiple client accounts and the margin for error feels thin.

2.0
24 June 2026
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Pros

If you proved yourself worthy and you fit in the work environment, you’ll be fine. You’ll have friends, you’ll have support, and you’ll have people backing you up.

Cons

You have to make sure that you’ll fit in otherwise, you’ll be discriminated and bullied! The people here can be very harsh and mean, and management’s the same. You won’t have anyone backing you and you won’t be able to do anything but follow what they want. You’ll get more workload than any other person in office and they will be hostile and rude to you! You’ll be left out and you will be miserable!!

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