MarketCast Reviews

2.5

25% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)

Lana Busignani

45% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

MarketCast has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The MarketCast employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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192 reviews
1.0
29 Aug 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Clients across lots of different industries

Cons

Tone deaf leadership No communication or transparency across the company Extremely questionable hiring practices - incredibly disappointing lack of ethics displayed by leadership and acquisition (the high number of ex Hall & Partners employees should not be ignored and is no coincidence. Most of these hires are curiously underqualified and overpaid for the titles they were brought in on..) Secretive layoffs Terrible HR Very little opportunity for growth or promotions No raises ever except with promotions which are rare Abysmal review processes No investment in staff/culture from leadership Teams are always under resourced and overworked. I have heard this was also the case before the pandemic so covid can't be blamed for this despite what leadership claim All of this has resulted in constant turnover. In a company this size it is very telling when most of the staff have only been here 1-2 years on average. Every day feels uneasy, unstable and anxiety inducing. Leadership gaslights staff by using toxic rhetoric of staff needing to "roll with change" instead of actually addressing their contradictory practices and lack of strategic planning or direction that is resulting in all the constant, needless, disruptive change. This is a consistent theme at Marketcast where organizational breakdowns are left to individuals to attempt to work out instead of leadership stepping up and actually showing any sort leadership. In the year I have been with the company I have only seen things go from bad to worse. The never ending "transformation" is exhausting and fruitless. The only thing that is certain at this company is that things will never change for the better no matter what deceptive management might preach.

1.0
6 Sept 2023
Recommend
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Pros

MarketCast still means something within the entertainment business...

Cons

Everything is revenue driven - they will not replace an employee that left, or hire new staff even though existing staff is overworked because it eats into the revenue/profit. They are constantly looking at ways to cut corners and replace US staff with cheaper Indian labor or by half-assed automation that actually creates more work because it never works as intended. CEO hired bunch of ex colleagues that seem underqualified, or clueless to how MarketCast needs to operate. Research used to mean something at MarketCast, but now all they do is try to upsell useless analysis and do it as cheaply as possible to save internal costs. They will hire industry-known/respected people as VPs to attract new business/clients, but will not train existing employees or bring in more working staff to actually carry out the jobs they win over (often with impossible timelines that show cluelessness of these VPs on actual capabilities and feasibilities of MC and the working staff). Many old timers have left the company within the last couple years because the culture was turning toxic, with no meaningful raises/promos, and clueless management shifting and reshifting teams around constantly... and rest were laid off in favor of cheaper outsourced labor. They like to waste money on DEI programs to make themselves seem inclusive. No life/work balance.

1.0
10 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I worked with some good people, but I also worked with some really, really bad people. No other pros at this company - none.

Cons

The company completely lacks humanity. Employees are machines meant to accomplish work for the company. There is no guidance from higher ups, there is no explanation for actions, and secrets are kept without any thought about company transparency. Regarding overall company functionality and logistics, they are the worst-organized company I have ever worked for. Need answers about payroll? HR? Need IT help? There are no systems in place. The annual review cycle is non-existent because they have no systems in place for that, either. I can't fully explain what a terrible experience I had here. VPs and SVPs do not manage, and when they do, watch out - they could be mysteriously fired without any explanation to the team. The CEO is only concerned with obtaining companies, not scaling their current operation or ensuring that departments function. As a result, many people are miserable which makes it miserable to work there. The only advice I can offer is stay away.

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