Collectively Reviews

2.8

45% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

Ryan Stern

46% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Collectively has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Collectively employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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61 reviews
1.0
15 Feb 2019

10/10 would not recommend

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good WFH policy, beautiful office, lots of REALLY amazing people, sometimes there's free stuff left over from sampling campaigns?

Cons

Senior management has the most backwards and selfish way of looking at things that I've seen at any company. Senior management does close to nothing in their day to day aside from piling on work for others. Middle management is also pretty awful. There is no management training in place aside from about 6 cumulative hours of going through power point decks. The management in general is honestly laughable. They have literally no idea what they are doing or how to manage and/or mentor junior staff members. The work life balance is virtually non-existent. You can log on to your computer at any time of night and expect to see the majority of your coworkers still online and emails will come in from teammates as late/early as 2am. Despite many complaints from many many team members, senior management continues to pile on projects that Collectively flat out doesn't have the man power to do. But hey, whatever puts more money in Execs' pockets! There is NO transparency and a TOTAL lack of appreciation for the staff. Huge decisions are made against popular opinion with rationale that is nothing but lies. This includes everything from cancelling holiday parties to executive members literally JUST DISAPPEARING and not being told where the person WHO HEADS YOUR TEAM has been for the last 5 days. Additionally, finding out that your manager has quit or been let go via email is standard practice. Finally, after all of the toxicity in the workplace that you have to deal with, the compensation doesn't even begin to make up for it. Staff is EXTREMELY underpaid, especially for the Bay Area and NYC. Salaries are laughable; the health benefits only meet ACA minimum standards; no other perks that could be considered standard from companies in the Bay Area/NYC (no wellness/gym benefit, no cell phone reimbursement, catered lunches only when a client shows up for a meeting)

1.0
16 Mar 2026

APPLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are no pros at all, honestly. Working this job felt like a nightmare I had to relive every single day.

Cons

I don’t even know where to begin. This was easily the worst job I’ve ever had. Working here often felt like pledging for a sorority or being part of a cult that I never agreed to join. If your skin tone or background doesn’t resemble leadership, expect your experience to be very different from others. There appears to be a strong preference for people who fit a certain “aesthetic,” and if you don’t, your work environment can quickly become uncomfortable. Raising concerns about discrimination or unfair treatment doesn’t improve the situation in some cases it leads to extreme micro management, quiet demotion, feedback meetings, being put on a performance plan, being fired (and they’ll try to tell your co-workers that you “left”), and/or being placed under managers who are notoriously toxic with multiple HR complaints. Leadership structure is also concerning. The CEO has immediate family members in senior leadership roles who have little to no prior experience in influencer marketing or related fields. Meanwhile, employees with real industry experience are often expected to train their teams and carry the workload without recognition or advancement unless they are personally favored. Titles don’t reflect actual responsibilities. If you’re hired as a junior employee, be prepared to perform the work of a Senior employee without proper training, while also being held to the same standard that Senior employees are held at. You may find yourself managing full campaigns independently while being held to unrealistic expectations of perfection. There are also psychological tactics leadership uses with junior employees, particularly the ones they don’t favor. You’ll often be encouraged to take on work far beyond your role with promises that successfully running multiple campaigns on your own will lead to a promotion. However, if even one minor mistake occurs during the process, that single mistake is later used to justify why you’re “not ready” for advancement. It creates a situation where employees are pushed to do senior-level work without the support, training, pay, or recognition that should come with it, while their favorites are able to make those same mistakes and get rewarded with promotions, raises, and nice brand trips. Another issue is accountability. Concerns raised with leadership are often acknowledged verbally over Zoom calls, but rarely documented in writing or followed through on. This creates a pattern where solutions are promised but never implemented. It’s also worth noting that Glassdoor reviews appear to be scrubbed. Many of the reviews that told the truth are no longer here, and the positive reviews seem to come from leadership or employees who were favored. For others, the experience can be drastically different. Personally, working here had a serious impact on my mental health. I genuinely hope this review remains up, because people deserve transparency before considering applying.

1.0
29 Jan 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Snacks...? I am sure they are a few more but I genuinely cannot think of one.

Cons

They do not care about any of their relations. They pay influencers close to nothing and pick and choose which campaigns to add "diverse" faces to (which is often than not the ones that no one wants). They are greedy and utilize majority of client budgets on themselves which is why I left. It was disgusting to watch.

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