Spectrum Science Reviews

- Many of the teams I encountered were cliquey. For example, when there were group calls focused on culture-building, people who have been working for the company for a long time speak mostly to each other and make little to no effort to include others. When others speak up or add to the conversation, it's usually met with silence or basic commentary. - Some team members take too much advantage of the flexible work schedule and make it difficult to stick to timelines. - The work on the social media team is not dynamic and consists of mostly organic copywriting with team members having little to no input on the strategy or direction. - Many people who are people managers should not be; my manager was condescending, had no interest in my career development and lacked the confidence to provide feedback to me directly. - I was told I'd be treated differently because of my gender on certain teams in an unapologetic, matter-of-fact way.

Four layoffs and in a year time span definitely raises some eyebrows, especially at the expense of client relationships as internal teams are constantly changing. There have even been cases of those who have been laid off returning as leadership realized they “made a mistake” or rehiring individuals who were laid off months prior due to sheer desperation. Promotions for those in leadership’s pockets come at a faster rate, often with higher salaries. These are apparent and questionable as a few select team leads take vacations with their junior staff, though HR says nothing. Team leads also encourage friendships so aggressively that the line of professionalism is blurred, especially for junior staff. Leadership also made their poor planning our issue. Time and time again they were told organic growth numbers were too high but their own arrogance got in the way. Guess who was right? The people who actually engage with client on a daily basis and have their trust. Odd those whistleblowers were also some of the first to be laid off… Unless you are prepared to brown nose until the day you leave, you won’t get far.