A Serious Lack of Leadership; An Unstable President - Anonymous employee RedRhino Employee Review

1.0
26 June 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free parking One of a few ad agencies in town

Cons

Cons? The boss is a con. Literally. Her only emotion is anger. Her partner once suffered a suspected heart attack in the middle of a pointless meeting at 4 pm on a Thursday and she shrugged her shoulders and said flippantly, “ah, I’ll visit him later.” There’s zero structure here. There’s no intermediary between a very junior team and the president. Meaning, you can't create iterations of your work before taking it to the very head of the agency. Seriously, no Sr Art Director, no ACD, or CD to bolster/upgrade the work — just a team of very junior people and the president. The worst part? When you do take your work to the president, if she doesn’t like it, she will slap your wrist very hard and hold a very, very long grudge. Sounds like a great place to grow and nurture your creative ideas, doesn’t it? One day, someone in the office was sick as a mutt — sneezing, coughing, blowing their nose — in front of the whole team the president said, “you’re a hypochondriac,” in the most condescending possible. These are just a few of the stories from a very short time at this place. If you like to be bullied and belittled, this place is for you. If you have a spine and want to do good work, apply to one of the other agencies in town.

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5.0
19 Sept 2018
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Pros

In March 2018, Red-Rhino hired me to consult on their organization and structure. Led by their dynamic CEO, I’ve found that Red-Rhino is both a strategic and creative force, developing outstanding work and constantly building breakthrough campaigns for their clients—no wonder they are growing at a rapid rate!

Cons

After interviewing key managers, it became apparent that the Chief Creative Officer had to be removed. She was not showing up for work, creating tension when she was there and causing key clients to complain. When I interviewed her, I found her unstable and antagonistic towards the Red-Rhino CEO, falsely claiming she was a con. I immediately recommended that, for the well-being of the agency and their clients, the newly hired Chief Creative Officer be immediately let go. At first, the CEO resisted, but considering the damage that could be done, the CEO did agree. Three days later, the CEO and I met with the Chief Creative Officer and provided her with a fair dismissal package. In the advertising business, people are the product, and as such, successful agencies must carefully select, train and – sadly – remove people as necessary.

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3.0
14 Sept 2022
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Pros

fun work, co-workers and clients

Cons

they work you too hard

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