Little Red Rooster Reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(60 total reviews)

Victoria Ruffy

78% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Little Red Rooster has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 60 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Little Red Rooster 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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60 reviews
5.0
2 Feb 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Career progression is very much up for grabs at LRR, if you prove yourself you can move up the ranks - It is a small/medium-sized team and so your voice is always listened to and it makes a real impact - You will get to work on some of the most exciting and class-leading clients in the UK - The team is fun to work with and we all genuinely get on. The team like to meet up outside of work and this speaks volumes - Great team incentives such as discounted gym memberships and regular coverage of the month prizes

Cons

- The pace of the agency is super fast, but that is the nature of PR - You will get thrown in the deep end from day dot but there means to will gain invaluable experience and get to work on big client projects early on

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Little Red Rooster Response
4y
Thanks so much for this review Lewis. It has been a real pleasure having you on our team for so long. We wish you all the best in your next venture AND the door is always open for your return. x
4.0
11 Nov 2021

Little Red PR

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Facilitates growth and development with regular training sessions and annual reviews - Opportunity to work in an exciting industry, in a variety of fields, from tech to fashion and design - Incredibly strong team spirit, which is supported by regular away days and out of work activities. Great perks and rewards schemes also.

Cons

- Fast-paced environment that can be stressful at times - High expectations placed on those at every level of the business, in terms of both targets, and hours / dedication to the company

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Little Red Rooster Response
4y
Thanks so much for the this review we really appreciate your candidness. Agency life can often be stressful - it's juggling so many stakeholders - multiple clients, press, influencers and colleagues. An art not a science and plenty of plate spinning for sure. With regard expectations being high I think this comes from always aspiring to extremely high standards which in turn is responsible for our exceptional reputation. We try hard to balance this and hopefully the time off in-lieu around events and late nights helps. Our six week fully paid sabbatical on top of holiday is just one way we try to give back and reward this dedication. Alongside competitive salaries and bonuses and other benefits. If there is anything else you think we could do please use the internal Engagement Multiplier platform to feedback. We find this is a really useful took for us to take on board staff feedback and make a change. Once again thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review. It's appreciated!
1.0
24 Aug 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Some good perks Helps your career advance Chance to work on some great brands, with huge events Opportunities to meet journalists face to fact to establish relationships which benefit your career beyond your time at the agency People like Clare and Lynnette are a breath of fresh air There can be a great buzz when things are going well, you don’t want to be around for a bad day though!

Cons

There is no doubt working at Little Red is good for your career, but it was at the expense of my mental health. My time there was very damaging and I am in therapy to resolve this now. No work perks make up for that. Turnover is high even for a PR agency- there is a reason they are constantly hiring. Firings and warnings are common. Has a cult-like, cut-throat environment, where there always has to be someone blamed. It can be quite hostile with the founder known to lose her tempter regularly on team calls. Most of these reviews cite low pay and long hours as an issue, and while this is explained away as an industry wide problem, Little Red does have the power to change that and chooses not to. The founder dismissing it each time is indicative of her attitude towards other instances of raising issues. Little Red get away with being a toxic place to work due to the huge brands they work with, and they keep this cycle going via the employment of underpaid junior staff needing a start in their career

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Little Red Rooster Response
3y
Thanks for taking the time to leave this review. It is incredibly sad to read you are in therapy and believe this was the fault of the agency. Despite having an anonymous employee engagement survey every quarter, monthly line manager and separate buddy catch ups we had no idea someone was so unhappy working at our company. You raised that Clare and Lynnette were a breath of fresh air but didn't raise these issues with them or in your exit interview? It is really good to read some of your positive feedback but a shame even with these you still felt one star was fair. On the cons side I'd like to address your points: Turnover is not high and still sits below the industry percentage for agencies. Most people stay at agencies for two to three years so it is fantastic that over 50% of our staff have been here for longer than that. Firings and warnings are absolutely not common. We have only ever asked one person to leave the agency in our entire 12 year history. Warnings only happen after staff make repetitive mistakes and is only as a last resort when all other possibilities have been exhausted. Our pay bands are all exactly inline with the pay bands advised by the PRCA and Reuben Sinclar's annual PR salary survey pay bands for LONDON agencies so actually higher than the average for non-London based agencies. On working hours all staff working over 40 hours a week are automatically flagged via our Harvest system so even if they don't tell a line manager or buddy we catch it. To counteract the long hours that sometimes occur in PR due to having to work events etc. we offer unlimited holiday which means people can take the day off after an event etc. - no questions asked. Staff very, very rarely would ever work longer than a 40 hour week. With regards your comment on our pay being poor. An inexperienced JAE would start at Little Red Rooster on £21,000 which is widely publicised and not hidden at all. This is not underpaid. The next level up - AE pays between £20 and up to £28k if you work on our tech and audio team. All our pay bands are completely available to staff. I am the owner and I am deeply hurt by your accusation that I don't care. I care deeply about the environment and the company I have created and go out of my way to ensure everyone feels welcome and supported. I am very sorry if in this case you felt I let you down and I can only urge you to talk to your next employer if you feel this bad in that role. It is impossible for me to fix these issues if I don't know during your employment with us. I wish you all the best in your next role and hope it suits you better than the role you undertook at Little Red Rooster. Vic
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