Pros
Unlimited vacation that you'll rarely get approval to use. Summer Fridays that few get to take advantage of. Reimbursement of art gallery tickets if you are one of the few that doesn't have to work nearly every weekend.
Cons
For starters, New Yorkers and others that have heard the "off the wall" negative stories about Chandelier that seem inflated, they aren't inflated and they are all real. 1. I was lied to about what my role would be at the agency. They promised senior level, full control over my work and leading projects. I got little to no control and was pushed into a creative role that was junior level. 2. They worked me until I literally broke. I pride myself on never showing fatigue and being the workhorse of my agency. From day one I was worked 90+ hours a week for a straight month until I literally broke and started weeping (for the first time in my career) in the middle of the agency because I was so tired. They responded by approving a day off that I had requested a week earlier. That’s it. No apology, change in structure, or alleviation. 3. No organization. There are no project managers and many people have mentally checked out of the agency because the culture is so bad. As a result, I had to figure out what the brand standards were, find templates, figure out the specific approval process at the agency, etc. on my own (in spite of me asking others for help and getting little to no help in response). When I did well I heard nothing, when I made a mistake due to not being informed I was yelled at. 4. The founder lashes out at his employees at the drop of a hat. When there was a big presentation I was preparing I relied on my CD to tell me the type of content that was needed and I had half a day to do what normal takes a week. When I got it done by EOD I was happy, sent it off, and left for the day. However the founder wasn’t pleased with how my manager directed me to built the presentation and proceeded to yell at me (and not my manager) via email in front of the entire team. It was my second week at the agency. 5. They don't value or respect the creative process. They gave us, on average, a day to generate campaign ideas when you normally would get two weeks or a month at any other agency. You aren't given a creative partner to bounce ideas around with, you have to copywrite, art direct, and design it all yourself. The founder prefers to have all ideas generated in large group brainstorm sessions and one time he called it a success after an hour and a half. That’s it. An entire campaign from 1.5 hours of work. 6. An empty agency culture. The place is run on fear, favoritism, and cliques. I have never felt more isolated and alone in my career. It’s driven from the founder down through the agency. 7. The founder is out of touch with reality. He cares more about talking about the expensive art he bought over the weekend or one of the new "famous" people he met more than the work.