DISORGANIZED company to work for... - Brand Ambassador Reef Moxie Employee Review

1.0
13 June 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A pro of this company is that they are always sending emails regarding promo work to those on their roaster. Another pro is that they are based in Toronto...so there are many opportunities for people living in Toronto or the GTA. The compensation is also decent - Much better than working a minimum wage job ($15-18 an hour)

Cons

There are way more cons to this company than pros: 1. Although the company DOES send emails for promotional work very often...they send the same emails to everybody on their roster which can get quite annoying. For example, if they require males to work an event they will still send the email to females on the roaster. Or if an event was happening all the way in Kingston Ontario or Ottawa they will still send the email to reps in Toronto. As a result, my mailbox is constantly full of spam.... 2. This company tends to pick favourites (aka. friends of management) to work events. I have been selected to work only ONE event for this company despite having loads of previous promo experience. In addition, I don't understand where they get their reps from because half of them are constantly on their phones and not looking very professional. I am on the roaster for several high end promotional companies like Femme Fatale (and get hired for events often) but I haven't been able to land ANYTHING except one event with Reef Moxie...despite being on their roaster for over a year and applying to nearly every event. I simply do not understand anything...I have professional photos and non professional photos...have submitted both types. 3. This company sucks at paying people on time. My friend worked with them once and it took her 6 months to get paid for that one event. In addition, my sister has also worked with them once and that one time they paid ME the money that they owed her....seriously...how can they get that confused. Overall, not a good company to work for...extremely disorganized. I also don't get the point of their orientation because they simply accept anybody who applies online to work for them WITHOUT an interview....they should really be more selective over who they accept....

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5.0
5 Feb 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is always good (minimum $15/hr, I've worked some promos for $20), and they sometimes cover your expenses if you have to drive. The uniforms for most of the programs are cute and not dorky. The trainings I've had for all my programs have been thorough, so there's no confusion in field like with some of the other promo companies I've worked. The coordinator even came to Montreal (they're Toronto based) to train for two separate programs, so I got to put a name to a face. Communicating with the staff is also really easy and convenient. They're young, so they text a lot, which is nice. Most of the promos I've worked give you a set schedule and then you just pick the shifts you want to work. They have a lot of different promos running at the same time, and I've been on 3 at once before. You get to work with a lot of different brands and people.

Cons

Depending on the program, you sometimes have to send a picture through a text message so they can make sure that you're there and that your uniforms is on properly. A lot of the programs, especially outdoor ones, happen rain or shine...working in the rain sucks. Also, because of this, some shifts get cancelled at the last minute because of weather, but they usually reschedule them so you still get your hours.

4.0
6 Feb 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Reef Moxie has definitely saved me over the past months promotions for 16 dollars an hour as a student are absolutely amazing! considering most of my friends work other very stressful jobs for other companies 10 - 11 an hour... A few last minute promotions may even pay 19 hr! :) Everyone in the office has an amazing bright attitude and it makes the work environment very stress free and upbeat for the ambassador teams & the ambassadors are always easy to get along with and willing to help each other out. Also the direct deposit every 2 weeks is great & saves you a lot of time for not always having to head to the bank and deposit every single pay day.

Cons

A con would be that obviously in this particular industry you can't work every single day. & the weather in Toronto isn't the greatest during the winter as I'm sure we all know. A few last minute promotions may catch you a tad off guard at times.

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