Wakefly Reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Dean Dorazio

21% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Wakefly has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Wakefly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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29 reviews
1.0
1 June 2016
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As a former employee, I see several jargony phrases that were used by Wakefly management during my time there in the reviews posted on 5/31. For the past 6-12 months or so, predominately negatives reviews have been posted at a normal rate (i.e., not clustered all on one day). Then, in a surprising turn of events 7 positive reviews were posted on the same day (5/31/16). It does not take a genius to tell these were fabricated and in response to the steady stream of negative reviews.

1.0
3 June 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Co-workers are a great collection of professionals that would do anything for each other and I consider most of them great friends - Department Director treated his employees like family. Respected them BOTH professionally and personally unlike senior management

Cons

- Senior management out of touch with Digital Marketing & did more harm than good by undermining the department at every turn - Unwilling to pay top flight talent to provide expertise that was badly missing - Upper management played favorites & protected an individual from deserved discipline - Sales sold exuberant, unrealistic contracts that could not be delivered upon - Layoffs directly attributed to clients sniffing out the "Smoke & Mirrors" act and leaving the agency - Company culture went from really fun (nerf gun fights, etc) to factory like (open concept, no heat in new office, minimal employee interaction) in just two years.....it all changed when senior managment got the blood lust for $$$$ - DON'T believe they the lip service that Wakefly is Pro- Employee....it's Pro - Making $$$ & NOTHING else.. - Pay is extremely low due to Senior Management's motto 'Anyone Can Do The Job" - PTO program is only 10 days for the first 2 years that includes sick, personal AND vacation....so take your vitamins! - The career path leads to a cliff..... - Bonuses mysteriously disappeared and senior management swept it under the rug

1.0
23 Sept 2021

CEO has a history of sexual relationships with younger female employees

Anonymous employee
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Beer fridge, free coffee, nice employees

Cons

The CEO has had a series of confirmed affairs with female employees, sometimes more than one at once and most them significantly younger than him (although not all). He will then sabotage their success at the company and he has laid off at least two of them when the relationship got too complicated. These relationships are very obvious to fellow employees and makes for a very uncomfortable work environment. His partner and upper management (all men) actively turn a blind eye and do nothing to stop the CEO's inappropriate behavior.

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