Starter Job - Revolving Door of Fresh Grads - Account Executive Fishman Public Relations Employee Review

Fishman PR and Franchise Elevator PR seek out recent graduates looking for an opportunity in PR as they are typically unaware of how they should be treated or compensated in a professional setting. Young employees are grossly overworked and under-compensated for the work that they are expected to do. The companies also require all employees to commute either to the suburbs or the city office with no compensation or commuter benefits offered. New clients, who are not always a fit for either company, are consistently on-boarded when it is clear that staff is already overwhelmed, as well as under the premise that certain results can be promised, putting employees under great pressure. As an employee for nearly 2 years, I watched both current and former employees be treated extremely poorly with no regard for the effort and hard work that they put in during their tenure at the company. I witnessed team leaders and executives speak extremely poorly of former employees who chose to leave to their former team members, as well as current employees be bullied by both their peers and executives with no repercussions whatsoever. In terms of company culture, Fishman PR prides itself on having a "fun company culture," when in actuality, employees are looked down upon when not staying late at the office, shamed for taking their earned vacation days, etc. Employees are reprimanded when not fulfilling duties while on vacation or handling a family emergency. Throughout my time as an employee, I also experiences blatant sexism and the belittling of female employees from a male boss while working on a female-dominated team. With no HR team or representative, employees are forced to just accept this type of behavior while working for the company.