Pros
-Overall flexibility. If you have an appointment you can leave early. -The food and drink prices are great. Whole meal $5, sides $2 and you can get coffee/lattes for $1-$2 with no added charge for alternative milk. -The buildings are modern and “cool.” -You get a good base of skills, especially for a designer/writer coming straight out of college. -They provide any programs you need and other creatives always share new plugins or/and programs. -The benefits and 401k is great.
Cons
You can't really take the reviews of someone that hasn't worked there for at least 2 years and actually finding someone that's lasted that long is difficult. But here's my cons after 2+ years working at RV. -The creative department is unorganized and at times shady. They lure you in with the cool buildings and amenities and you think, "Wow this place is amazing." Also they’ll say you can work from home and they have “untracked” vacation days, but that depends on your manager. Some people end up with a relaxed manager and some are never allowed to wfh and have each day they take off tracked. -The gender gap is crazy and the pay is not competitive. There were multiple senior designers and writers who were women and the male employee that they were managing was making the same salary as them. Most of the designers/writers just ended up quitting because the directors would never increase their salary. -The actual work is mundane, because you end up working on the same initiatives regardless of what team your on. Really they should say in the description that majority of the work you do is production work. You’ll be working on offer changes, urgency banners, and hero’s with/without price points...and the end goal is to, “Make a rich company richer.” -They promote too late, even if you're doing the job of a mid and senior level. Also they only promote and recognize your work at "mids" and "end of year reviews" which makes no sense. -They can decide to switch you to different teams with only a few days notice and you have no option. Your career really is not in your hands because you have no decision in anything. -They’re desperate for senior designers, so they’ll have anyone become a manager that is willing. This results in people who shouldn’t be managing and don’t want to, so they take it out on you and push you out of projects because they’d rather be working alone. -You’ll do much better if you’re an extroverted designer, because they recognize employees who are loud and talkative more...even if the quality of work is the same as an introverted, quiet employee.