Sterling Communications Reviews

Senior leadership's complete disregard and disrespect for all other employees runs rampant. Many employees can attest to being publicly screamed at by unbalanced vice presidents. The CEO plays favorites and employees are encouraged to grow close to her if they want a promotion. Most of the senior leadership team has been at Sterling for 10+ years and thus goes unchecked, even when employees consistently bring complaints to HR. I would not be surprised if most of the reviews on here were written by the senior leadership team to drown out the bad reviews, as they all strictly highlight the positives and do not even point out any negatives surrounding the company. Sterling broadcasts its core values both internally and externally but does nothing to live up to those same values. Their incessant cries about how flexible they are could not be farther from the truth. If you show up later than 8:15 am, expect to hear about it. If you take a lunch break longer than the allotted time, expect to hear about it. If you leave 5 minutes before you have completed your 8 hours, expect to hear about it. If you are wondering how they track this so precisely, it’s because they check what time you log on and off of Slack. This is not something they tell you from the start, but rather something that comes up months later because they try to hide it. There is a lack of consistency in the way accounts are run. You can end up working for a great account lead, an extreme micromanager or someone who has no idea what they are doing. You will likely be placed on multiple accounts, with different directors/supervisors who do not communicate well and have no idea what your workload looks like. Some AA’s and AE’s are drowning in work, while others are sitting idle without accounts for months. Sterling preaches about teamwork and helpfulness, but when confronted about uneven workloads, they do nothing to correct it and even shame you for bringing it up.

- The culture is not what they try so hard to portray in the interview process. Know that the interview process is the best you will ever be treated at this company. They pull out all the stops for interviewing/onboarding when the actual day to day experience at the company couldn't be more different. - Toxic, hypocritical environment with lots of turnover and excessive micromanaging. - Employees are treated, compensated, and promoted inconsistently, most of the time based on how close you are with the CEO and head of HR. Employees are encouraged to work on their relationship with the CEO if they want a promotion, it's not based on merit. - Big brother mentality rucks amuck here. They review your Slack messages, keep track of your ins/outs, hold it against you if you leave at 5pm or work from home, etc. - Firing of employees seems to happen inconsistently, and without a rhyme or reason. Some people are given passes for years upon years after egregious behavior, and others are let go after months over minor offenses. - Seems like they will take any and every client...no big names, and lack of interesting projects. - Politics are often discussed openly in the office, and leadership assumes everyone has the same views.