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Catalyst Direct Reviews

3.4

74% would recommend to a friend

(14 total reviews)

Jeff Cleary

78% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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14 reviews
2.0
14 Mar 2014

A waste of my time

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They do sometimes provide free breakfast and lunches. And they pay isn't bad.

Cons

Top management are salesmen, not leaders. They do not know a strategy from a tactic.They are great parroting business-speak but in the end they do not deliver what they say they will. You will find a lot of schoolyard type politics and bullying. The principals stay they same, management changes constantly.

2.0
2 May 2013

Look elsewhere as long as possible

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Laid-back atmosphere - Bermuda shorts, the dog, open-toed sandals on men. Full kitchens and very flexible schedule. You can get in, work, and get out without too much hypertension provided you keep your head down and your mouth shut.

Cons

Directors are incompetent and shirk responsibility - they even drink beer with their reports during the day and wonder why said team will not follow their direction. HR continually ignores their own written policies. Merit increases are not allocated by the rating manager, but by the current direct. Nepotism is rampant through every department. Power-politics always result in conflict and inefficiency. It doesn't matter what you achieve or how hard you work for them as I did - you get nothing if you're not part of the "click" or one of the favored. Expenses are completely misallocated - paid lunches every day and not on training? Most importantly - managers at all levels are mangers and not leaders. It's a totally dysfunctional family.

4.0
5 Feb 2024

Great experience

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Pros

Smart people and leaders who create growth opportunities for junior staff.

Cons

The nature of highly accountable marketing work can add pressure.

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