company and industry in transition... - Director Freeman Employee Review

4.0
18 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Freeman has a solid culture and foundation and a ton of potential to break into new markets and transform face to face marketing. Opportunities in digital and data analytics are huge. Company is attempting to grow its footprint in the corporate sector and rehabilitate the somewhat stagnant association industry which comprises the majority of its core business.

Cons

The Freeman culture is quite old school and conservative which means change and innovation is slow and bureaucratic. A fair bit of inside hiring and friends of friends in leadership positions that might be better filled by outside perspective and talent. Not a lot of transparency and not a culture that supports open discord, honest feedback or challenges to authority.

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5.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good people, good culture, flexible hybrid schedule

Cons

It’s hard to come up with any. Pay is lower than many companies.

2.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pros were the per diem and the opportunity to travel. I really enjoyed visiting new cities and collaborating with kind, interesting people from across the country at different show sites. The pay was also very strong during busy seasons.

Cons

If you want to join a company where employees are undervalued, expected to obey rather than think critically, and favoritism is openly visible, then please avoid this company. The environment often felt heavily micromanaged at every level of leadership, with experiences of both covert and overt racism in the workplace. There was also a strong sense of competition and distrust among coworkers, where people would undermine one another for personal gain. Leadership and upper management appeared far more focused on optics and appearances than the actual well-being of the employees working on the show floor.

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