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Giovatto Advertising Reviews

2.1

21% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

John Giovatto

24% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Giovatto Advertising has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Giovatto Advertising employee rating is 44% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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27 reviews
2.0
10 Sept 2015

Would not recommend, unless you're desperate.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great entry level position, young staff, fun place to work, good addition to your resume, good looking account staff

Cons

• Staff is seriously under appreciated, you'll rarely hear "good job." • Bonuses or raises are extremely sparse (you can work here for several years without seeing a raise, promotion or bonus). • Management is clueless and old, they wouldn't know good design if it was sitting on their desk, Therefore the work suffers. • They hire their friends and family, regardless of how "skilled" they are. No joke, the sister has been there for easily 10+ years and I think it was a running gag that we have yet to see her do any actual work. • No middle management to drive staff and inspire. • Overall lack of vision in the company. • They continue to go after shady car dealerships as clients for quick buck, and in turn continue to churn out sh*tty car advertisements and useless direct mail pieces. • Projects are always rushed and worked on in the final hour. Recognize that any success you do have is because of YOUR STAFF. Therefore, treat your staff better, otherwise you'll continue to be forced to hire straight out of college. Any real talent will continue to walk out the door.

1.0
22 June 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Will do anything to get business so if you are in upper management you can make blood money for awhile. They hire young kids right out of college with no experience so if you are looking for a job and are smart, they should hire you. They need smart people.

Cons

Post GD employee reviews as part of the marketing plan. Do not trust anything positive about working there except they like money and will do anything to make it. Fire every October to make yearly numbers and still they are drowning each month.

1.0
9 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The entry/mid-level staff is friendly, kind and hardworking.

Cons

Where to begin. Working at Giovatto was one of the darkest periods in my professional life. Not only was the pay not competitive but I later found out salary was dependent on race and sex not position or experience. Higher management was disrespectful, aggressive and intolerant. In particular one of the VPs was a disaster. This individual was sexist, fascist, disrespectful and enjoyed making his team feel uncomfortable and less than adequate. This individual made numerous sexual and racist remarks and used his status within the company and Giovatto family to intimidate the staff and prevent them from reporting the incidents to HR. The entire office knows of this behavior and chooses to tolerate it vs help employees. This individual still works at the Company and is a true threat to to the staff and an even bigger liability to the company.

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