Pros
Overall fun work environment Great place for interns and recent college grads to learn the ropes Great center city office location Traditional PR and TV ad production are strong. Everything else needs more work and talent. Part of global IPG Network Strong local industry name
Cons
Top heavy (execs and upper management) - and bottom heavy (college grads) - and not enough substance in between. This becomes evident throughout projects and in client deliverables - stale on the creative side. Mid management, experienced professionals that could do great work and train newcomers often left or were let go, some of which coincidentally would happen around the time of their personal life changes/responsibilities. Too many interns and college grads created an often unprofessional, cliquey, immature, loud and disrespectful environment. Leadership needs more/better management training and should continue education outside of the office. Politics. The worst I’ve ever seen. I’ve witnessed people cry, backstab, lie, bully, and manipulate. Even though the right people were aware of a few bad apples that made it a terrible work environment for many that had to work with them, nothing was done for years because of office politics. Digital was a big culprit, while also lacking in capability. Agency lacks true interdepartmental cohesiveness. Each dept functions in a silo, when they could really learn from each other and end up providing clients with more impactful work and analysis.