Sacrificing everything in the name of 'efficiency' - Media Analyst PublicRelay Employee Review

1.0
14 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hybrid working Great co-workers Good health insurance

Cons

Have begun outsourcing all work to India offices and AI despite drops in quality and client complaints (no fault of the India team, they are under huge pressure and have too much work put on them). Callous upper management expect increase in deadlines met and duties carried out by staff they have told they will be laying off in a hunger games style fashion - Everyone spends the second Thursday of the month looking at their emails waiting to see if they are next. 2-3 people per month with very little warning. Firing quality analysts due to 'business needs' while claiming performance will be a factor in the decision making. Even before the toxic culture surrounding layoffs, expectations were insanely high with analysts expected to meet unrealistic deadlines created by sales and other senior ops who have no understanding of the work that is needed to complete them. With unpaid overtime expected to meet deadlines created with no thought or foresight. Everyone is overworked, underpaid, underappreciated, and just done.

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5.0
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Pros

- Supportive management - Customer-centric focus - For certain roles, remote work options - Truly a career opportunity, not just a job - there are people who have been here for 10-15 years and still enjoy it

Cons

- It's not a quick climb up for promotions, but (at least for my department), there's a clear measurement framework of what to aim for in order to achieve them.

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1.0
18 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Exciting and dynamic work with incredible clients. Wonderful exposure. Friendly peers. Pretty good employee benefits

Cons

Almost everyone I've spoken with at PublicRelay has shared, UNPROMPTED, that they are actively looking for new employment. This includes critical teammates across management, client success, analytics, and operations teams. Huge dip in product quality since the new AI-oriented CEO joined. Insights are no longer actually human-advised. Much work is totally AI generated by someone who's not an SME, and it shows, There are major recurring issues with validity, accessibility, and aesthetics that have been brought to the CEO and ignored, and continue to be sent out to clients. All work that can be is being outsourced to India, including data analysis, QA, and media insights reporting. Great team, but people there report working online long into the morning in inhumane conditions. Multiple long-term clients are expressing concerns with the high employee turnover, reduced quality of insights, and the inability of PublicRelay to adapt to changes in the media analytics space. I honestly believe they are no longer receiving the products they pay for, and that many clients would leave or demand a discount since they are no longer receiving the "human expertise" and relationships that PublicRelay claims sets them apart.

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