The Midtown Group Reviews

3.7

79% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)
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Helen Stefan Moreau

89% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

The Midtown Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Midtown Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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133 reviews
1.0
26 Jan 2021

Drama & Stress

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The CEO wants to create a positive culture and she rewards her staff with fun events and time off.

Cons

A lot of drama comes from execs and other senior staff. Goals and pay plans are changed after being agreed on and you can lose out on commission or bonuses. A few execs and senior staff are known to gossip about employees they seem to not like. There are a few senior employees and execs whose behavior would not fly at other companies. The culture started changing for the better but then took a big hit with Covid-19. We worked remote for a few months then had to go back onsite two days a week with three days off. Some were told they had to take salary cuts to continue work from home. We had safety concerns but were not heard. It was too stressful and a number of ppl did not feel safe. Also keep an eye on this page. When a bad review is posted it looks like several five-star reviews are posted to hide the bad ones or push them to the next page. Do people only post reviews in August and January? Reviews with just two sentences and no cons all at once. Def read back a few years bc Midtown is concerned with its image and someone said they have some sort of communications crisis committee watching review sites. Sad this is a priority but other things were not.

1.0
28 Apr 2021

Avoid at costs

Recommend
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Pros

Its hard to find pros for such a toxic company who doesn't put people first. They unfortunately fake best places to work contests and have staff meetings about it forcing you to give good ratings

Cons

If you're in recruiting or sales avoid at all costs. Midtown does not set anyone up for success nor will you have the tools to be successful. The company uses Zip Recruiter as a primary source and even when you log in, it asks you to pay your invoice since Midtown doesn't pay their bills. I am in IT and use Dice for a job board. They turned it off without any warning and since the company can't afford Linked In had nothing else to use. We couldn't even do our jobs! Unfortunately no one on the executive team is qualified for their job. This is a terribly stressful place to work that has bare bones infrastructure in place so management can make as much money for themselves as possible. They use culture as a guise to treat people poorly, change commission plans after they've already been agreed upon and then forced you to sign or they'll let you go. There are more managers at Midtown than there are actual recruiters! Don't ever push back on management as a result. They will gossip and make your life hard while working there, even abusing their positions to retaliate against you. All in all it's hard to work and find success at an organization that has so much gossip and toxicity that comes straight from the top.

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The Midtown Group Response
4y
We are sorry to hear that you feel this way about Midtown. If there was a misunderstanding, we would like to resolve it as best we can. Many of the statements in this review are untrue. If you are willing, please reach out to Lisa, our HR Director, at lisa@themidtowngroup.com or 202-887-4747. We are very mindful that there is a risk of employees posting less than truthful reviews on Glassdoor or other sites. In our opinion, it appears that Glassdoor affords little or no protection to companies whose disgruntled current or former employees post on their site negative reviews in an effort to harm the reputation of a former employer. The Midtown Group wishes all former employees the very best in their career endeavors and appreciates any and all contributions they may have made to the success of the company. We believe that employees are our best asset and we will continue to treat them all with dignity and respect. Stay safe, Midtown
2.0
27 July 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Staff were great, we motivated each other

Cons

Mgmt, was rude, condescending and sometimes racist

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The Midtown Group Response
6y
We are so sorry to hear that you feel this way about Midtown. At Midtown, we take pride in our diverse staff and diverse leadership team. We are more than open to hearing your perspective in greater depth, we never want anyone to leave Midtown feeling this way. If you are willing, please reach out to our Internal Employee Relations Manager, Lisa Gardner, at 202-887-4747 or lisa@themidtowngroup.com. Thank you & have a great day Midtown
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