HelloWorld Reviews
Updated Oct 6, 2019
"Great people, great company to work for overall" (in 17 reviews)
"Work life balance and the culture" (in 14 reviews)
"Only mild incentives from upper management to retain talent because many positions are considered somewhat disposable" (in 11 reviews)
"Although flexible, work-life balance is a struggle here" (in 6 reviews)
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"An OK place to work, but has many flaws"
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I have been working at HelloWorld full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Flexibility and laid-back atmosphere. Decent benefits and perks.
Cons
Lots of tech-debt on many platforms. Although flexible, work-life balance is a struggle here. Not really focused on professional development. Lots of office politics and favoritism. Since being acquired by Merkle and moving to Southfield the overall atmosphere and culture has eroded.
HelloWorld2019-10-06 "Good work culture!"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at HelloWorld full-time
Pros
A well balanced work culture
Cons
No cons in my opinion
HelloWorld2019-09-19- Helpful (2)
"Great company, culture and atmosphere"
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RecommendsI have been working at HelloWorld full-time for less than a year
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I've been here for almost 5 weeks now and it has been a breathe of fresh air. The interview process was smooth, and they really try and place you where they think you'll fit best and strive most. The culture is great and they are flexible when it comes to appointments, or any issues that could arise. So far it has been amazing!
Cons
None so far, all around been great.
HelloWorld2019-07-26 "Great New Space"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at HelloWorld
Pros
Their new space is really amazing and super cool. The people are great.
Cons
If you work on the Coca Cola account, be prepared to feel locked away in your own world. Entirely separate floor and locked doors. Sterile, white environment.
HelloWorld2019-06-02"Good so far"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at HelloWorld full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great culture, fair pay, flexibility, training, growth opportunities.
Cons
Too new to have cons
HelloWorld2019-05-31"Nice people"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at HelloWorld full-time
Pros
Really nice people and fun
Cons
Can not think of any
HelloWorld2019-04-30"Worst employer I've EVER worked for. Hands down."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at HelloWorld
Pros
Great for as a first job. That's it.
Cons
The supervisors aren't trained on how to be effective supervisors. Annual employee turnover is 20-25%, you can do the actual math with what they expose internally. That exceeds what Forbes says is a healthy turnover. When you ask what you can do to get the best rating in each of the categories on your performance review, your supervisor shrugs their shoulders and tells you they don't know. It's for this reason that the can't give you top performance ratings, because they themselves do not know what that looks like. If you get the top performance ratings you're eligible for a merit increase, this is how they keep you from getting that. The performance reviews are relative, and heavily based on personal biases. The company at one point was even running a media sharing server inside their IT network, that was hosting bootleg movies and music. They do not promote mentoring to improve your skill set and make you a more valuable employee. They have a supervisor policy to tell you something positive about you or what you've done every week or every two weeks, as if to artificially placate you. We are not puppies.
Continue readingHelloWorld2019-05-30Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. Based on your feedback it would be most appropriate to have a personal conversation to discuss this further. Please feel free to reach out to me directly - Ginger Camilleri, Associate Director, Human Resources
Continue reading"Cool Work Environment"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at HelloWorld full-time for more than a year
Pros
Work environment is cool Working with Big name clients for promotional/loyalty work Work hours are flexible, with option to work from home Everyone is friendly and supportive when needing help with work You get 3 “summer half days” (1 a month from June-August) Standard Holidays
Cons
Pay could be better. Raises are difficult to receive and then you get capped at amounts that other companies are providing as their starting salaries. Benefits are expensive for what you get They advertised unlimited PTO but have since changed the wording to “flexible PTO” with a cap at 14-18 days, anything past that needs approval by HR. Granted that’s a decent amount of days off, don’t advertise it as unlimited if it’s not. Quarterly mandatory Staff Calls where they toot their own horn/the Sales Teams’ horn for 2 hours
HelloWorld2019-04-10HelloWorld Response
May 14, 2019 – Manager, Human Resources
Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to share this review. With respect to paid time off we do indeed have a flexible time off policy in place. If it was previously publicized as unlimited paid time off we apologize for the miscommunication. To provide clarification the 14-18 days that you stated in your review is likely the statistical average of days taken per year that was shared in an informational session, but it is not a cap. If you have any further questions feel free to reach out to me directly . Thanks, Ginger Camilleri Associate Director, Human Resources
Continue reading"Great company with great culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at HelloWorld full-time for more than a year
Pros
Culture, Pay, work and client management
Cons
Teams not structured properly and they keep moving people
HelloWorld2019-04-03- Helpful (4)
"Great office space, solid team members, but imperceptible leadership that felt like high school."
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at HelloWorld full-time for less than a year
Pros
The office space at HelloWorld is great! The office consist of three spacious floors of open space arrangements, an arcade room, three kitchens and great views. Plenty of team members that really back one another up, and friendly people that work together to get the job done.
Cons
The lack of management and leadership is fulsome, to say the least. When I was first hired there, I would have days when I would come home and tell myself, “wow, this is a place I can really see myself grow!” This was until you realized that the managers/higher echelon employees we’re hired into their roles because of social cliques. Nearly all my managers were friends with other managers outside of work, which made problem solving tough, and would diminish your credibility, reputation or potentially cause havoc in the workplace because of the belief you may be a backstabber. I got let go shortly after consulting one of my managers about the lack of maturity with the way things have been handled in the past, and, most importantly, the absence of leadership that cause turmoil in the organization. There is no question that if you’re not one of the “popular” people at HelloWorld, you will surely be replaced by someone else who is a close friend of the manager looking to fill your seat, or won’t be promoted. HW still needs some work, and I enjoyed most of my time working there until they canned me one morning, but if you have other opportunities, do your research before signing your pen to HW.
Continue readingHelloWorld2019-04-04HelloWorld Response
May 14, 2019 – Manager, Human Resources
Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to leave this review. It is important for us to understand where we can improve as a management and leadership team. I will be sure to provide your feedback to the appropriate leadership. Regards, Ginger Camilleri Associate Director, Human Resources
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HelloWorld Response
June 3, 2019 – Associate Director, Human Resources