Working here will drain your soul - Anonymous employee Shore Fire Media Employee Review

Alright, I’m going to keep it real: Working for Shore Fire is a soul-crushing, unrewarding experience. This shouldn't come as a surprise if you’ve read the company’s other reviews here on Glassdoor. The hours are long and thankless, the pay is borderline unlivable, and the senior leadership team operates within a culture built on fear and derision. So, rather than writing up an exhaustive list of the downsides of SFM employment (we’d be here all day), I’ll stick to a few of the major drawbacks that potential employees should be aware of before accepting a role at the company. The Insane Turnover Rate - This should be an obvious red flag to both potential employees and potential clients alike. Shore Fire’s turnover rate is off. the. dang. charts. We’re talking roughly a third of the staff each year. Unfortunately, leadership likely sees this as a good thing – that those who leave or are let go somehow don’t have the chops or thick enough skin to hack it there. News flash! You don’t retain quality talent by treating people like garbage. Other reviews have mentioned that Shore Fire can be an “unfriendly” place to work. Can you expect people to invest time in becoming friends with their coworkers if the chances of you being there in 12 months can basically be determined by a coin flip? Nah. The Adult Day Care Vibes - Shore Fire takes micromanagement to a new level. One of the best examples of this is the company’s late arrival policy: anyone who will be in the office more than 5 minutes late must send an email around to the entire company stating so and provide an updated arrival time. We all know that MTA is awful, so this policy means that every single morning you’ll receive a handful of emails from staff confessing to showing up to work 10 minutes “late” – funny considering that the same people will most likely stay at the office working much more than 10 minutes past office close. Adding to this policy, if you’re “late” twice in the same week, the receptionist will make note of it and you’ll likely be scolded by your manager. The Ivory Tower in New Jersey - I don’t think anything exemplifies Shore Fire’s company culture more than the fact that the only employee allowed to work from home is the president/founder. “Shore Fire South” is what she calls her home office where she works a majority of the time. Shore Fire South also happens to be in a different state: New Jersey. This means that she experiences very little face time with the staff toiling away in Downtown Brooklyn. I’m convinced this “barrier” emboldens her to say nasty, cutting things to her employees because she’s able to do it from behind a keyboard or speakerphone.