Pros
I would've given Mediagistic 1/2 a star if at all possible. But alas... Anyway -- There are a good number of employees who are talented, hardworking and friendly. Unfortunately these employees typically leave for greener pastures as soon as possible. It's a paying gig. The commute is convenient from a number of locations in the Tampa area. Oh, and lest we forget, snacks are provided!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons
Where to start??? Like many others, I didn't receive a job description until after my hire date. On top of that, it turned out to be the wrong description. When I questioned this, I was given a non-answer about how the company would be evaluating my strengths and weaknesses. I tell people I'm an account exec. but, truth is, no one really knows their title at Mediagistic. It cannot be stated enough: there is NO TRAINING process: formal, informal or otherwise! Some (relatively) lucky souls are partnered with a "buddy", the latter of whom generally have no idea what he or she is doing either. It truly is the blind leading the blind. Despite this, managerial expectations are unduly harsh. It's as if they expect you to know every process, type of software, etc. immediately. Be prepared for criticism in order to complete a project well enough because you weren't trained properly. Which would be fair except, you guessed it: it's impossible to know how to even start on a project when you weren't trained to begin with! And, no, 3 minutes with a co-worker explaining a process that they sort of, kind of know doesn't constitute as "training". Many, many, many times my coworkers and I have tried to go straight to the horses's mouth, so to speak. However the managers are nowhere to be found for the majority of the day - nearly every day of the week. The whole organization is a mess.. Managers and other employees rarely communicate with one another. Departments don't communicate with one another. Aside from the managerial staff being a complete mess, there's also a lack of overall short-term AND long-term strategy. Some other lesser issues: the employees can be catty (makes sense because many are young girls who just graduated from college) which makes the work day especially unbearable, nepotism is rampant (some of the other Carollo's and their friends have no business cleaning toilets at McDonalds let alone being the manager or VP of a department). There is no corporate culture. If Mediagistic's "culture" were a color it would be grey. Completely bland and muddled. There are little to no opportunities for growth or promotions. I guess you can't promote someone if you don't even know what they do!