john st. Reviews

Constantly adding more and more business is cool (fun to be on a "winning" team), but only so long as the accounts are properly resourced, which never happened. Being asked to do more with less is one thing; when it's presented as "We're all in this together!" by wealthy people with expensive cars and cottages? Leaves a really bad taste. And to say that the place is cliquey is a huge understatement. A team who had left the agency under stressful circumstances were openly ridiculed at a departmental offsite. There's a thread of mean-spiritedness that belies the agency's brand of nice-people-doing-great-work ,though Arthur, the CEO, and Jane, the MD, are genuinely wonderful people. Some of the cool kids in high school are super nice and charismatic, and some are bullies that people are afraid of. This place could use more of the former and fewer of the latter.

- unsupportive management - have no interest in emotionally or professionally supporting you - zero mentorship - no work life balance - it’s a sweat shop and there is no appreciation for working crazy hours- it’s expected - crazy deadlines, don’t respect that good work takes time - overwhelming anxiety filled environment, I know at least 5 people who went off work sick for extended periods because they were too exhausted and overworked, and people cried on the regular