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      O3 World Reviews

      3.4

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (39 total reviews)

      Keith Scandone

      59% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      O3 World has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The O3 World employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      39 reviews
      1.0
      19 Oct 2020

      Do NOT Work Here

      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      + If you have time to enjoy it, the culture is pretty great. The company hosts a lot of events like agency field day, pool tournaments and pot lucks. + While I personally think this company is a hot mess, they have a knack for hiring amazing people. You will definitely find long lasting friendships here if nothing else.

      Cons

      If you like feeling stupid constantly, like your work isn't ever good enough, enjoy extremely tight deadlines, working late nights and weekends, being belittled by management and constant company gossip then this is definitely the place for you! - It's challenging to thrive here because instead of receiving encouragement or praise, the work is always considered not good enough. - Everyone who has ever worked here leaves with little to no confidence. - Type-A Micromanagers - There's a lot of back stabbing gossip. If you're not doing a good job, you'll likely find out about it from someone other than your manager. - You need to be perfect to work here, there's zero room for growth. - Salaries are not competitive with the industry given the workload and expectations from the owners.

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      O3 World Response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing this feedback. It’s disheartening to hear that you felt so unsupported during your three plus years at O3 World. While we acknowledge that we have areas we can improve in (like any company, we’re not perfect #alwaysgrowing), we consistently get high marks from our team when it comes to teamwork, support, and fair treatment. I’m genuinely sorry that this wasn’t your experience with us, and I hope you’ve found a company that offers the type of encouragement you were looking for. If you’d like to share any additional details about your experience, please reach out to me directly. I’ll happily set up a virtual coffee for us to chat. - Beth
      1.0
      8 Oct 2020

      It seems to have only gotten worse

      Individual contributor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      There are some extremely talented, creative individuals working here. That is largely in spite of leadership, not because of them. It's an attractive place to work: • Cool office in a great location • Some great clients to work on with interesting work • You do *a lot* of work, which can be good to establish a portfolio

      Cons

      • You will not feel successful or talented. After leaving, it takes a long time to unlearn that internalized scrutiny. • It is an intimidating environment. Everything is fine if you follow the grain, but once you push back, there is retaliation. We all saw colleagues fired without a word of explanation to the wider team. • You are not trusted to do a good job. Occasionally, you may be given a bit of slack that is tightly reeled back by micromanagement if executives are unhappy with a s mall detail. • Even for an agency, you are managed towards extreme utilization. You have very limited flexibility in your schedule, what you work on, and how you work. • Very limited diversity in the team in terms of age and personal circumstance. The workforce is very young as the whole, which is taken advantage of. People work longer and harder than their peer companies for significantly less money. • The environment favors the success of men, and that does not appear to have changed. Isolated examples of individual success of people outside the norm are the exceptions that prove the rule. • Pay is low for the area, benefits are subpar. This is justified by making you feel worse about your performance.

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      O3 World Response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing this feedback with us. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone on our team can do their best work and grow as professionals, I’m disappointed to hear that that wasn’t your experience at O3 World. Your comment about diversity struck a chord; it’s a topic that is very important to me, personally. We know that diversity is an area where we need to improve, and we are taking steps toward progress. For instance: We’ve hired a consultant who specializes in leadership development and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to help us on this journey. We’ve revamped our recruiting and interviewing process to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates who apply to work with us, which will help us to build an increasingly diverse team as we grow. We’re kicking off a series of culture workshops to give everyone on our team a voice and an opportunity to help build a culture that is firmly aligned to our values. Regarding your feedback on salaries, this year we completed a full salary analysis of every position on our team and cross referenced it with industry compensation benchmarks. We identified a few roles that were below market, and immediately took action to raise them so they are in line with comparable roles at other digital agencies in our area. We have committed to running a full salary audit every year to ensure we are paying our people competitively. We genuinely value and appreciate the time you took to share this feedback with us. If you’d like to discuss any of your feedback in more detail, please reach out directly, I’d be happy to meet up for virtual coffee to chat. - Beth
      1.0
      25 Jan 2021

      Toxic

      Account team
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - mostly great people: somehow the staff here is some of the most talented people I’ve ever worked with - great office in fishtown - lots of events & sponsored outings - really cool and innovative work, which is actually a shame since the environment is so toxic - generally great clients

      Cons

      - ELT is so insecure that they put down talented and ambitious people - ambition and dedicated to career growth is treated as being selfish and not a team player - Bro’s club is an understatement when it comes to trying to become a leader or have a voice. The only voice that gets heard is the loudest in the room and there is no hesitation to speak over you - CEO is a bully who is incredibly belittling, inappropriate, and manipulative. He makes people trust them and then tears you down, attacking people’s self esteem with the power. I left with a very low perception of myself and it took years to build back - so much drama... fueled from the top, which is ironic since one of their core values is “no drama” - loyalty means sit down and shut up/agree. Which is also interesting because another value is mutual respect - “senior leadership” must agree with owners at all times - pay is not competitive, and when you ask for promotions it is seen as a personal offense vs business negotiation - always 2 steps away from real growth

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      O3 World Response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your time at O3 World. We are sorry to hear you didn't have a great experience during your time with us, and it's true that working at O3 isn't for everyone. Change is constant in our business, and we ask our team members to be incredibly nimble as we serve customers in an industry that changes daily. Related to your comments on career growth, we are working hard to improve our career growth pathing for all employees and appreciate the perspective you have given. Thanks again for taking the time to leave this review and we wish you all the best in your career.
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