Magnani Reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Justin Daab

93% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Magnani has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Magnani 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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29 reviews
1.0
31 Jan 2015

"Churn and Burn"

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's a great place to work for the upper level directors and supervisors who have secured themselves a place and have been with the company for decades (hence some of those 'AWESOME' reviews).

Cons

Be warned if you are an average-level employee. it's hard to break into that upper management circle. They like to hire talent cheap, keep them cheap and will not shed a tear if they have to lay you off or fire you. The average employee generally only lasts a year or two maximum. Oh, and there were bed bugs.

3.0
11 July 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

New (since last year) Creative Director is really trying to improve office culture, team-building, mentoring Lots of different project types to work on Work/life balance most of the time Summer Fridays No bed bugs anymore... (since that was an issue before?) CEO is approachable (even by interns) - easygoing and cool

Cons

When understaffed - worked long, dedicated hours. Still felt unappreciated by upper management. Cliques (If your work is not up to par, they will bad-mouth you to each other. Witnessed it until I was a victim of it. Very unprofessional.) Almost all male Creative team No dedicated HR department.

1.0
15 Sept 2015

Art Director

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The office is easily accessible via public transportation with a nice view of the Art Institute of Chicago. There are plenty of lunch options near the office.

Cons

Magnani thrives off of hiring cheap talent and keeping employees at low levels to make ends meet. Yearly layoffs and phase outs when billing dips. Summer Fridays and other benefits only apply to upper management and insider clique. Serious bed bug problem. Sexual harassment issues with the President.

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Magnani Response
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At Magnani, we are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace. But if it left you feeling undervalued or personally dismissed, we failed you on that count, and you have every right to publicly voice your opinions of your time here. However, we would like to address some misstatement of facts in your review of our firm. We do not take the livelihood or welfare of our employees lightly. There are no planned annual “phase outs,” and what one might consider “layoffs” have happened twice in the 30-year history of the company. Both times were due to the conclusion of a significant client relationship. This was unfortunate, to be sure, but also the reality of our industry. The eligibility to take advantage of Summer Fridays is equal across all departments and levels of seniority. And while we can't guarantee everyone gets every Friday off (we have to make sure we're meeting our clients' needs) we do our very best to ensure that everyone experiences this well-deserved benefit with an assigned rotating summer Friday schedule. While we did have a minor bedbug issue at one time (as have many Chicago office buildings and hotels in the past five years), there have been NO bedbugs in our office for over two years. And to make sure we prevent any future bedbug problems we periodically have the office inspected by multiple canine teams to ensure no future incident, should it ever occur, goes undetected. No sexual harassment claims or complaints have been levied against any member of the firms’ management team or employees, ever. –Felicia Stanczak, C.O.O.
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