Downhill slide: Office politics, interchangeable staff and a bumbling Senior team! - Marketing Silverbean Employee Review

1.0
20 June 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The people across teams are generally, awesome. - Well-known brands as clients which adds kudos. - Dogs in the office on a regular occasion. - Cool offices

Cons

- The 'culture' that they like to talk about so much died long ago. It's a dog-eat-dog culture now and everyone is dispensable, aside from those in the senior clique. - Many of the leadership team (with the exception of a small few) were promoted there off the back of personal preference as opposed to skill and experience. It shows. - Flexible working hours which don't actually mean flexible. - Someone trying to do NLP on you to manipulate situations is NOT ok. - Opportunities to progress are limited. - A mass exodus of staff has tattered the reputation of excellent culture and staff retention. - They constantly change their 'Mission and Values' on a whim, so it's clear that standing for something depends on whichever way the wind blows on that particular occasion.

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5.0
24 Oct 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They really value and look after their people. Great company benefits (unlimited annual leave!), flexible working conditions and everyone is very friendly. Company is filled with industry experts and is experiencing rapid growth.

Cons

None for me so far.

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Silverbean Response
4y
Hi, Thanks for leaving a review - we love to hear from our employees, Glad you are enjoying the company benefits! Regards The Recruitment Team
1.0
3 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice office Good hybrid working policy

Cons

Work load - it’s a company wide issue all the way from executives up to senior managers , that working more than you allocated hours is necessary. Low pay - pay threshold is low compared to the market Progression - very limited progression , the jump from executives to manager to senior manager is extremely high / the frequency these roles come up , is extremely low Very cliquey- if you are not close / respected by certain a certain individual - it is made very apparent and you are pushed out both socially and professionally. Widespread strategy change - company direction and structure changes frequently , without much warning.

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Silverbean Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad to hear you found the office environment and hybrid working policy positive. On workload, this is something we take seriously. We rely heavily on accurate time tracking from everyone across the business so we can spot pressure points, allocate resource properly and step in where support is needed. When time isn’t tracked in detail, it limits our ability to take the right action - so we continue to reinforce its importance and review workload trends regularly. We do recognise that, as a smaller agency, progression opportunities don’t come up as frequently as in larger organisations. We’re focused on how we can support development in other meaningful ways, even when formal role moves aren’t immediately available. Without having further context on some of the other points you raised, it's hard for me to respond to those meaningfully here. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best for the future.
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