Tractenberg & Co. Reviews

2.1

18% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)

Jacquie Tractenberg

33% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Tractenberg & Co. has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 96 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Tractenberg & Co. employee rating is 44% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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96 reviews
1.0
4 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing free beauty products. I had so many Christmas and birthday presidents and surprise gifts for friends and fam. Union square is easy to get to. I am still friends with several of the girls I worked with there.

Cons

I was an AE there for about 6 months and no lie the company went through about 20 assistants in that time. The VPs are trash because they treat their employees - the directors / associates / assistants under them - like trash. But it ALL starts at the top with Jacqui. I witnesssed a lot of those VP staffers have meltdown themselves over things Jacqui said or did to them - but they still did anything to kiss her butt. It wasn't just us lower staff members reduced to tears all the time - when you see your VP sobbing to another VP about something nasty Jacqui did to her, it's shocking. And when that VP turns around and still treats you like dirt, knowing how badly it feels, it's inexcusable. But they all worship Jacqui in a cult like way, are terrified to stand up to her so Jacqui only is surrounded by yes people. This means this company's management structure WILL NEVER CHANGE. So not only would I tell potential employees to stay away, I would tell potential clients to as well. I honestly have no idea how this company still even HAS clients or understand how those clients don't see how much their PR team turns over every couple months and find that to be a truly bad sign. This was the single worst professional experience of my career. I lost a ton of weight bc I was depressed and anxious going into the office every day. I quit before I had another job lined up because I couldn't stand being there anymore. I had heard bad stories but had hoped I would be one of the (very) few who liked it .... I was wrong. Don't be me. Heed this advice. Do not work at this company!

1.0
28 Feb 2019

RUN don't walk away from this agency. You'll thank me later.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free beauty products - the product closet is amazing.

Cons

How do I even begin to describe the evils that lurk behind the brightly painted walls of Tractenberg? It's a rejected sorority sister and mean girl convention on the daily in this place. If you're not one of them, you'll never belong. None of the VPs have respect for anyone, not even each other. The abuse runs rampant. You'll never leave your desk for lunch and if you do, you won't be home before 9PM. They like to hire employees as assistants, abuse them for years until their spirit has been broken and then promote them so this type of horrible behavior is all they know and it seems normal. Classic hazing followed by Stockholm Syndrome. You can always tell how long someone has been working there based on how much of a mean girl they are. Basically by the time they've made it to management positions they think they have to be mean to get anything done. Not enough of a reason to steer clear? Okay: the accounting department is a joke. NO HR department and benefits are so expensive it isn't even worth it. No real room for growth if you're not one of them or willing to play their game. And trust me, everyday is a game here. All in all this place is a mess and you'd be better off at pretty much any other agency. Take these negative reviews seriously. The 5 star reviews are clearly the VPs trying their best to bring up the terrible rating of the agency.

1.0
8 June 2015

Assistant

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The employees wear nice shoes. The dirty walls are painted fun colors. Every job after will seem amazing because you will be paid decently and not abused.

Cons

I am still shocked and traumatized by the things I saw and heard during my time at this company. Stay away! I wish I had someone to warn me.

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