Ironpaper Reviews

Ironpaper specializes in "growth marketing" which means they look for quick fixes (low hanging fruit) and never spend the time to create a solid strategy that is scalable. This applies to both internal company growth as well as strategy for clients. Instead they rely on good employees to try and figure out how to solve problems that should really be handled by senior management. In a nutshell: -Leadership team is completely comfortable lying to employees and is much more concerned with outward appearances -No matter what marketing position you're hired for you'll be made a project manager -Ineffective leadership team that often provides conflicting feedback which leads to confusion and undue stress for employees -Production team that is not held to standards or reasonable deadlines -Lower than average compensation -Benefits include expensive health insurance with high deductibles, free dental, 401k without company matching and a pretax metrocard that the company will contribute half the cost

Working at Ironpaper taught me one very important lesson in my career...YOU DESERVE BETTER. It is unfortunate that a company that projects such a strong sense of culture, ambition and strength could continue to drive away employees and clients alike. With one of the highest turnover rates I have experienced working at a company don't expect to get too comfortable here. As you read through the numerous negative reviews there is a consistent theme that targets management specifically for: -Under appreciating employees -Poor business practices -Passive aggressive management -Lack of processes -Poor compensation -The list continues on and on... What you will notice is the responses, clearly from the internal management team, to these "revenge" reviews is that the blame is put on past employees. There are a number of excuses used such as, "not the right fit", "not passionate enough" or my personal favorite "someone who hasn't even worked at Ironpaper". The fundamental problem that exists shows itself clearly in these responses from the team. There is a constant absence of acceptance of wrong doing by management and instead of addressing the numerous issues head on they are spun into a web of lies used to ensnare the next bath of hires. There clearly is not a lack of passion from any past employee for we were all passionate enough to take the time to sit down and write these warnings, I mean reviews. Don't get me wrong I learned quite a bit working at Ironpaper, mostly from other employees who were facing similar issues. The battle that was working here made me stronger and from that I was able to move on to a new company and new position. But who am I to judge, I am just another layer of skin shed from the snake.