Red Havas Reviews

3.1

58% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

James Wright

59% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Red Havas has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Red Havas 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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45 reviews
1.0
30 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free drinks on Fridays and nice office location

Cons

Gaslighting, heavy work loads (leaving office at 10pm not uncommon), management who don’t care about the people just about looking better for higher ups. Very cliquey and nepotism ran wild

1.0
5 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- being part of Havas village - spacious and well stocked offices in heart of Sydney CBD

Cons

Where do I start. Although most agencies have internal movements, there is a reason for the astronomical turnover rate in the sydney office (with people hightailing it in as quickly as 3 months). Management is toxic, encourages gaslighting, bullying, stealing credit from more timid team members, and working long hours due to lack of direction. For an agency this size with this much clout, it’s amazing how abysmal the workflow systems are. HR does little to mediate between parties even if you reach out to them and ask for help. Never cried more at work that I did here. Take this as a warning and don’t be blinded by the pseudo nice corporate talk and attitude like I was. Did not expect this sort of treatment at once at one of the biggest comms agencies in the world.

2.0
17 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice offices and social events, some big clients

Cons

Leadership has an inflated sense of superiority and needs to come back down to Earth. Promotions are made on the basis of popularity rather than talent and senior staff are incapable of pushing back on overly demanding clients, even when the obscene overservicing doesn't make business sense. A significant portion of staff are constantly in the office past 9PM, while simultaneously being told it's their fault for not managing their time properly. There are multiple anecdotes of staff being led-on with the promise of a promotion which never comes. The pay is woeful compared to other agencies. Not to mention, there have been multiple instances of inappropriate and sexist behaviour from the leadership team, and the use of unpaid interns for a government project was appalling.

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