Hexagroup Reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)

Arnaud Dasprez

34% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Hexagroup has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hexagroup employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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28 reviews
1.0
17 Aug 2018

Shady company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Non management is cool so your coworkers are nice to work with.

Cons

In the interview, I was treated like “Why was I there?”. I was questioned on my experience and treated rudely. So I am kind of confused why I was hired in the first place. Management is straight up rude and gives vague reasons for issues. They have no documentation or proof for anything they complain about. I was also treated disrespectfully in company meetings and treated like I don’t know anything or incompetent. They apparently fire a lot of people and can’t keep people around. This was not the impression I was given at my interview. I found out this information through other employees after I accepted the job and started. If I knew what I know now, I never would have interviewed here — much less taken the job. They force you to work in an open office environment downstairs by the front door. There are no boundaries or privacy screens. It is distracting and lowers productivity. When you ask to be moved upstairs where it is quieter, you are denied. They put a white board right behind your chair, so when coworkers have impromptu meetings you are forced to be a part of it. They seem too cheap to actually offer a work environment that is helpful to employee morale and productivity, but have no problem dinging you for “making mistakes”. Maybe mistakes would happen less often if you gave people a decent work space. Additionally, some people have to bring their own computers. They don’t even provide basic office supplies! And you are expected to use your own cell phone for client communication. They don’t provide office phones at your desk. If they find someone who is cheaper and can get the job done “quickly” even if they aren’t thorough, show up late to meetings, forgetful, ask questions they should already know, don’t have as much knowledge on industry practices and miss stuff, they will let you go. Management does not have a good eye for quality people. The people who talk the loudest or the most get the attention or credit, even if they don’t know what they are talking about. Also, certain employees watch YouTube videos or get to leave to watch the World Cup for hours while the rest of the group has to slave away. I dealt with and witnessed mysogynistic views. I wore heels to an event and was indirectly told I should wear flats so I don’t tower over short guys who work there. I also witnessed a client make an intern feel uncomfortable by some inappropriate comments and management thought this was ok, as long as it made them money. Management is passive aggressive, judgemental or downright aggressive. Overly talkative about their personal life and problems, as if everyone else doesn’t have their own problems. They call people out in the middle of the open office environment and say insulting stuff. They also yell in writing with exclamation points and all caps. An absolute horrible way to treat human beings and not sure how they sleep at night.

1.0
21 Aug 2018

Somebody Call HR!! Oh, Wait...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most of your coworkers in non-management roles are amazing...most. A lot of talent is being suffocated and taken advantage of in this place. You have the opportunity to learn A LOT, but it's out of necessity because you are quickly put into multiple roles that you didn't sign up for.

Cons

Shady dealings between managers and company members. Be prepared for a boatload of work (at least 60+ hours a week but most of the time 75-80) and not get paid for it. Despite not having an HR management sure knows their way to get around standard policies. The only employees that can actually benefit here are contract. They can choose their hours and say yes or no to certain projects, while full-time employees are expected to pick up the slack (due to lack of manpower) and are not paid over-time thanks to shady employment offers. Normally if you work hard and go above the responsibilities in your job role, you are rewarded. At HexaGroup it is expected. And forget bonuses or raises. Despite the promises the give you when signing on, you'll never receive them. Performance reviews? Non-existent. Priorities that are set in weekly meetings soon go down the drain when upper management tacks on additional work (despite already having a full workload) for dubious contracts with no profit share. There are favorites in the office who get special treatment, despite being terrible at their job. You can work your hardest to make a client happy and continue to juggle dozens of retainers and still be berated for minuscule mistakes while other Marketing Consultants are asked to be kicked off projects specifically by the client, but they are rewarded with a lighter workload and you are forced to pick up their slack. Want to report these issues to HR? Too bad. There isn’t one. Any issue that is brought up is rebuked. Even if you point out specific references in the handbook that you signed when you were hired on, they will pull a random law from an outdated book and send a random memo out rather than referencing the actual handbook you signed. They'll argue that yours is outdated (which it is) even though the one they reference is from 2012. Want to move up? Well good news! You'll be provided with a lot of opportunities to take on additional work. But as far as actual promotions, and the compensation that comes along with it, you're out of luck. High turnover is directly related to this. They will hire interns or low-level employees and expect them to do the work of people 3 positions above them, pay them minimum wage, then fire them when they don't live up to their unrealistic expectations. If you see a job post for this company...run!

1.0
7 Apr 2016

Account Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Small company free lunch on Fridays people are nice

Cons

no room for growth management can be hostile at times client gives a deadline but no sense of urgency

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