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      3.4

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (54 total reviews)

      Jennifer Brekke

      85% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Culture and values

      3.5

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      SCOUT has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SCOUT 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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      54 reviews
      1.0
      16 Feb 2015

      Sweat shop for creatives

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      They attract junior-to-midlevel employees by offering higher titles.

      Cons

      Projects are unorganized and timelines are tight. Creatives are expected to meet aggressive deadlines and work long hours, including nights and weekends. Most nights are 8:00pm. There is no creative leadership and no strategic direction. Account management is relatively inexperienced and lacks training to think strategically. Account managers do not partner with creative teams. Agency is privately owned and partners are heavily involved in daily projects. Agency does not employ a team-based approach and projects are not well managed. Leadership does not seem to care about its employees.

      1.0
      24 Apr 2018

      Clique-ish and callow environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      There are some good people spread throughout the organization. It looks like the other offices have a lot of fun and do interesting work, but the Chicago office...not so much. Lots of free alcohol and mixers with the cool kids, but if that's not your thing, you're treated like a leper. Did you see the movie, Mean Girls? They don't want you sitting at their lunch table.

      Cons

      You sit at one of two tables: the cool kid table where you are invited to take part in the reindeer games or the leftover table where you spend endless hours servicing existing clients. Once you are relegated to the leftover table there is only way to go: away. You will no longer be recognized by management. Maintaining the client should not be a bad thing. It's what pay the bills so you can do amazing creative. But at Scout you are looked down upon. It's really pretty sad. The process could definitely stand an overhaul. Scout seems perfectly happy selling round upon round of revisions instead of strong messaging and accuracy. The management makes promises to land talent and once they're onboard, those promises are conveniently forgotten or used as leverage to encourage an action. It just made me angry.

      1.0
      6 May 2015

      Dead end for careers

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Some people are nice and if you're lucky you'll have someone on your team with talent, but don't expect them to stay long.

      Cons

      Mundane, repetitive work. Don't come here and expect to do the finest work of your career. Pay is well below agency average. There are no experienced leaders, so there's no one to learn from. Expect to work long hours regularly. Some leaders are quick to blame others for things they have no idea about. Watch your back.

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