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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Kwang Suk Kim

66% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

InvestingChannel has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The InvestingChannel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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28 reviews
1.0
15 Feb 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working here will provide you a solid opportunity to further educate yourself as long as you can put up with all of the negatives.

Cons

Major identity crisis. They're a digital company who act like they're some major financial firm. They follow the same outdated values and work ethics as Wall Street financial institutions. Complete disrespect and apathy for their employees. They couldn’t care less for your personal life, family, health, etc. Work always comes first. They’ll nickel-and-dime you, and their clients, any chance they get. Be prepared for them to low-ball you and fight for your salary. Do not expect any raises or longevity perks. If you want them, you have to fight tooth-and-nail for them. Terrible hours. When I worked here, they expected you to start work at 9am the latest and leave at 6:30pm or 7pm the earliest. However, they would often pressure you into working even longer hours from 7:30am to 7:30pm. There is no such thing as being unavailable or unplugged in their world. When you return home at night, on the weekends and/or are on vacation, you better be available at all times. Contractually they offer a 1 hour lunch break but take notice if you take the entire thing. They'd prefer if you eat lunch at your desk and work the entire time. They love micromanagement. The senior and executive staff often demand to be CC'ed on every email and invited to every call and meeting. They have no respect for their partners and put their employees in awkward and often immoral positions to push their greedy agenda. They encourage lying and often reprimand employees who they view as being too honest or good to their clients. Prepare for major hypocrisy as they’ll often get angry or reprimand you for doing something they often do themselves (i.e. work from home, take sick days, unplug on vacation or at night when with family and so on).

1.0
30 Nov 2015

Don't waste your time

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free snacks, free breakfast every Friday, free booze on Friday after 5pm

Cons

Where do I begin? It's a small company with big ambitions and a lack of cohesiveness as well as workplace culture. The teams are very fragmented and clique-like. Don't be surprised to be invited to a party, secretly held from the rest of the team. At the same time, make sure you are ok to be "forgotten" to be invited by other teams. There are a lot of bosses with competing managerial styles and everybody thinks he's better than the other person. The company doesn't even pay market rate, yet, it expects your 100% loyalty. The benefits are also pretty much non-existent. Also, don't expect them to invest in your training. You will probably spend your first couple of months sitting on your pants and reading news. Most importantly, don't be too surprised to be fired once your boss finds out that you can't make your ends meet on such a poor compensation and are looking for a better paying opportunity.

2.0
19 Nov 2010

Don't Be Fooled In The Interview

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Okay for someone starting out in online media/advertising to learn the ropes but get out once you have a year of experience, great co-workers minus management.

Cons

Where to start! The office is in Sunshine Suites which is great for start-up companies up to 4 people, not 10 people in a cramped, dark space. This is just the tip of the iceberg but be prepared to be treated as a child because management will do their best to control your life, so you have no work/life balance. The hours are not 9-5 as told in the interview, plan to work from 8:30/8:45 to at least 6pm and be prepared to be on call at night and weekends which is when management sends emails or calls. If you leave a minute before 6, take a lunch, or do not respond to emails late at night or on the weekend, or give suggestions for improvement, be prepared for passive aggressive behavior from management.

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