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The Social Chain Reviews

2.9

52% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

29% positive business outlook

The Social Chain has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Social Chain employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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21 reviews
1.0
3 Jan 2020

Wasted Potential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free breakfast, beer on Friday, dogs in Manchester office. There are one or two key people from whom good work is produced. And some other bright people.

Cons

Overarching narcissistic culture that prioritises personal brand over team work, hard work and executing good client work. The business lacks any real leadership which in reality means no sustainable corporate strategy other than 'quick let's float and take investment money'. There is no commercial strategy which means teams are given unrealistic revenue targets and no roadmap of how to deliver it. There is no process to deliver great work and an over reliance a couple of key people. There is an arrogance that the whole team have the Midas touch, they don't. Couldn't work to a deadline if their life depended on it. Have very little experience in other environments, as a result no understanding other business models, economic contexts or what integrated plans look like including their own clients. Senior management preach gospel on social media best practice but the reality is they have no idea how to deliver it internally or externally.

2.0
4 Mar 2018

Business Development Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

insights into diverse business models

Cons

culture, HR management, trust issues, unsustainable business practices.

1.0
21 Nov 2018

Would Not Recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- They work with some interesting clients. - Flexible work hours

Cons

I will try and be polite here. - The whole business lacks any real structure with no management or leaders in place. - They win work with clients and then fail to deliver the projects, as the project services teams are ran by unexperienced "professionals" which they hire to save on money rather than on talent. - There is a very cliquey culture at the top and you will find the only people that are promoted are the people in this clique. - Pay is low across the company apart from those in the " clique" - The management is pretty much non existent. With development and growth opportunities in the company being minimal. - There is a lot of gossip throughout the company mainly because there is a lot of dishonesty from MD down. - A lot of unmotivated workers within the business that feel like they have no purpose or value within the organisation which leads to many people underperforming and hiding away from tasks. - There is a huge turnover of staff as once they join they realise they have been sold the "dream" - There is no HR presence at all only a happiness person.... - They have dogs that run around the office (which yes it can be fun) However there is multiple times when a dog would urinate or leave faeces lying around when clients were in. Very unprofessional.

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