Pros
-Location in Union Square (really Chelsea) is convenient. -Talented coworkers (most have already left). -Encouraged learning, attending industry related events. -Pay was decent for my title. -Cute beta fish pet. -Beautiful plants and well-picked furniture. -Snacks and beverages provided.
Cons
-Promised health insurance after 3 months, and I NEVER received it for about 10 months. Full benefits included is something that is advertised in the benefits. CEO was so gung-ho about hiring me in the getgo and including this in the package but continued to put it off and ignore. During my time there, said health care, the employees partially pay for. -CEO plagiarized work I wrote, changed my name, and said it was his. On top of plagiarizing, when I would submit drafts of blogs I wrote, he said I’m not that great of a writer. -A potential vendor came in and did a presentation. CEO smeared him and gave him “constructive criticism” on how his PowerPoint presentation was horrible (it wasn’t). Made fun of arbitrary things, like font not lining up a certain way, and started to tell the vendor how to do his job. -When I was let go, I still had a project to finish. CEO messaged me on Slack to not tell anyone that I was let go, so I awkwardly continued to finish projects in office. -Severance package was said to be a severance package but wasn’t one at all. Said he’ll pay me out until the end of the month (for three weeks, and implied I should be grateful), and literally said that in 3 weeks time I should have a job (I worked partially those 3 weeks). -I lent this company my Santa Monica mailbox as a front for his non-existent LA office. When I sent an invoice, CEO tried to get out of paying it by saying I offered. I firmly let him know that I’m not a charity. -Unrealistic KPI’s set in place. -CEO during the meeting where he let me go said that he has no more money and that’s why I’m being let go. That story drastically changed to me in a nutshell “not-doing-my-job” when I emailed it wasn’t fair I’m still finishing up projects and I didn’t receive health insurance. -Art on walls are curated in bad/lazy taste. One image from the collection would be good for a collage, but they plastered all their walls with the same artist...curation alone would make the artist roll his/her eyes. -CEO claims in company ethos to support sustainable clients, but can’t be bothered to practice what he preaches with weekly orders via Amazon prime, which is the furthest away from sustainability. -CEO stole the slogan “Considered E-Commerce” from another e-commerce NYC agency that’s very successful. -For office photos, owner referenced that other e-commerce agency...their studio portraits. And creepily posed in the same crossed-armed picture as their CEO.