Pros
- The company's mission SOUNDED powerful on paper... - There are some brilliant and passionate employees, particularly on junior/mid-level teams. - There are occasional high-visibility moments and partnerships that feel impactful...until you see how the sausage is made. - Remote. They have a cute modest internet and cellphone reimbursement (the latter because you'll be expected to use your own phone and be available 24/7). - Great branding (at first glance). That’s about it.
Cons
- Retaliatory culture: Speaking truth to power, raising concerns, or advocating for integrity or ANY account of accountability from leadership will quietly put you on the layoff list. This place does not value accountability—especially not from its own team. Several high performers who dared to ask hard questions or call out hypocrisy were conveniently “restructured” out of a job. - Nepotism outweighs qualifications: Key leadership roles are regularly gifted to personal friends of the CEO (look at heads of HR, Marketing, PR, his former assistants, etc.) who are *unqualified*. Experience doesn’t matter here -- proximity does. Entire departments are led by people who wouldn’t survive a basic competency interview elsewhere. - Remember I said the branding is great at first glance? Well, that goes away pretty quickly when you're applying to other jobs and/or interviewing. No one knows what Revolt is or what it stands for. - Mean Girls and ToxicBros are Welcome: Bullying is rewarded. Manipulation is encouraged. Toxic leaders are kept in power because they “get things done,” even if it’s through fear, gaslighting, or theft of ideas. - Muddled leadership + misaligned values: The mission of the company has shifted towards vague “youth culture” platitudes. This pivot feels performative at best and a betrayal to the company's original audience and target market at worst. - Strategic vision is largely absent; lots of lofty talk, very little action or follow-through. No plan, no structure, no direction. Buzzwords and vision decks galore, but when it comes to actual execution? Crickets. Decisions are made reactively. Budgets evaporate. Teams work overtime to build things that leadership will later ignore or blow up. Or, send in the Agency team to spend a ton of money on things/productions that never actually materialize. (This applies to both pre and post Diddy). - SO. MUCH. WASTE! Time, talent, and money all get flushed regularly. You’ll see million-dollar problems being solved with PowerPoints and vibes. Every team has its own horror story. - Lack of cultural fluency at the top: MANY people in leadership/exec roles are incredibly disconnected from the communities the brand claims to serve, leading to decisions that feel out of touch. - Operational chaos: Critical departments have been led by completely unqualified individuals due to leadership’s inability, or unwillingness, to fill roles properly. Marketing, creative, and agency work all suffer as a result. Budgets are mismanaged, priorities shift weekly, and teams are constantly chasing moving targets. Revolt is basically a media company that can’t even market itself. Entire verticals are ghost towns. Some teams haven’t had real deliverables all year. Leadership keeps doubling down on the wrong people while ignoring the few who actually know what they’re doing.