Hargrove Reviews

Prior to being hired at Hargrove I met with and gave off a good impression to a VP that indicated that roles I was looking for was something he wanted at their company. They essentially “created” a position, which I was later informed by employees at Hargrove that it’s a common occurrence to create positions on the spot. My duration of employment with Hargrove was short. Just over a month. Prior to being hired I was told that there would be a 90 day training program to get me up to speed on Hargrove and the different industries they were involved in. Training consisted of a 2 hour orientation meeting with HR. I began attending meetings and gathering the data required of the job but without any real support or training from management. There were no systems or structure set in place. The role itself was simple in the sense that you gather data for business development, but when it came time to act upon the data gathered, managers insisted training wasn’t sufficient. But there was no effort made to train me as an employee. When I asked one of my managers for structure and help finding stimulation in the role, I was simply told “I prefer the chaos of it all, if you want structure you’ll have to talk to your other manager”. For someone that’s been at the company for 20+ years to tell you he prefers the chaos, that seems like a red flag. Speaking of red flags, when meeting new employees at Hargrove (or at any company) one would expect a welcoming environment, right? I had mentioned to one employee that I was a fresh graduate and that this would be my first position out of school to which he remarked “Why did you come here” in a most shocked and concerned tone. I expected him to say “I’m joking” or something along those lines, but when I asked what he meant he replied “oh nothing, it’s just interesting is all”. That’s a terrible tone to set. Additionally, as a business development employee, the sales team was welcoming of my responsibilities (New business= more opportunities to close = more commission), but upon mentioning my role to the other departments they exclaimed “why would we be looking for new business? We can barely handle the amount of business we have now”. There is a serious culture issue at Hargrove but in my short duration there I experienced it with brevity.

You will have no work life balance working here, and you likely won't make enough to make it worth it. Given the industry you will not only work long hours and weekends but will likely be on the road half of the year. The employees in back of house and actually handling the production of the show do not get the acknowledgement or recognition they deserve, as that's reserved for the sales people and higher ups.