Purohit Navigation Reviews

I've hesitated to write this review for almost a year since I voluntarily ended my employment at PNAV. I do not like rehashing painful subjects, nor do I like "trashing" former employers, however, I've noticed an alarming trend here on Glassdoor of what are clearly fake/planted reviews, and I'm no longer going to sit idly by and let the star level be raised by these lies. Never in my working career have I seen such a culture of havoc within a workplace. Ms. Purohit does a spectacular job of micromanagement, there is no possible way to maintain effective processes in any level of this business, from client-facing AEs to Copywriters to Event Coordinators. No one is trusted to do their job and do it well, and this leads to levels of inefficiency that wouldn't be tolerated in any business sector. The lies that circulate the office outward to clients are rampant, going so far as to create "fake" nameplates to support the illusion of a larger workforce during important client visits to the 111 South Wacker Office. Having to uphold lies such as these makes one angry and disillusioned. During Ms. Purohit's many "teaching moments," her true narcissism rears its head as she bestows her many years of now-outdated marketing wisdom on you. It's okay, though, because she'll change her mind several other times and likely return to your initial proposal when the clients choose so. There are too many other examples of her narcissism to begin to share. Keep reading the reviews. The mentions of it are not exaggerating in the slightest. You'll be asked to work not just a lot of hours, but excessive hours--even for a marketing agency. Overnights. Weekends--calls Saturday evenings/Sunday mornings (I hope you don't ever indulge in adult beverages on the weekends, because it's difficult to work if you get that call and you've been imbibing--and you can't ignore because she'll just keep calling). There is no--absolutely zero--work/life balance.

The turnover was high. The only plus was Mr. Donohoe. What a joy to work with him and learn. The clients were very nice but the owner of the company will never let you work freely with a client. The owner has to CONTROL every aspect of your job. There was always food in the kitchen. Never felt at ease when I took my vacation because you had to pay for it upon your return. You would be bombarded with emails constantly and texts. There is no work life balance even though they say they are working on it. I see a lot of job openings, you will get burned out very quickly at this company. I moved on to work at a company that I can share my own ideas and my boss welcomes this feedback and even gives me credit for it instead of holding me down as I felt working at Purohit. I even asked the owner if I can join and organization and I was always turned down. The owner's comment was, let's wait and see, well it never came to be....and that told me a lot. Not many raises were given and if you did get a raise it was very little. Micromanagement of my day was exhausting. I see many reviews here and the same theme runs true. So I know it wasn't just me. The production department wasn't fully staffed and I have not seen so many errors in this area. And the filing system was such a ball of confusion. Doing your timesheets was a chore in itself. I am not disgruntled at all and some of the reviews say that only disgruntled employees are writing negative reviews; but I only realized my potential and it was not at this company. You will not grow at this company because they hold you back in so many ways. Your personal life will become nonexistent! Upper management does not communicate well. There is a member of upper management who constantly is involved in every aspect of your job. Let the staff who has experience in this area do their job freely and if they constantly make mistakes or need extra training, that is when you should micromanage them. Not if they are capable and have a lot of experience behind them. The owner of the company IMHO is a control freak and a narcissist to the highest level. As I said, a leopard doesn't change it's spots and the owner will never change either. But only you can decide if this is a culture you want to work in. The mission statement does not match what actually takes place.