Plan B Reviews

Revolving door of a dysfunctional agency that doubles as a frat house. Favoritism runs rampant, predominately for male employees. Unsurprisingly, upper management is only comprised of Caucasian males in their 40s/50s, perpetuating the Mad Men stereotype rather than moving forward to create an inclusive and diverse work space. It was disappointing to witness those in charge act like mean girls, inappropriately talking behind employees backs instead of working with the individuals to resolve their issues. All internal dysfunctions of the agency are laid out for all to see, from founders to interns. While there are several Creative Directors, none are willing to offer mentorship or guidance to the lower-level creatives. Ironically, lower-level creatives are often made scapegoats for failed outcomes of peculiar passion projects not properly communicated from leadership. Arrogant, condescending attitudes all around. The agency is built on negativity with little to no support, it’s not a collaborative environment. They hold in all criticism and displeasure, silently keeping score against you instead of encouraging growth and improvement. They praise creatives who directly trace and copy stock illustrations, claiming them as their “own” – interns who excel at this are asked to stay. There are simply too many cliché hands in the cookie jar. Room for growth is limited. They only promote advancement for employees of similar “mold”.

Management was verbally abusive to me, both in person and in emails. No HR person though, so I couldn't report it. I was told by the office manager that management read all our emails. She also said the office was bugged so they could listen to our conversations. No direction from management, until the last minute when they step in and want to change everything before a client meeting. Extremely unprofessional work environment. No place to make a quiet phone call to a client without Muse blaring in the background. Creatives were completely overworked. There were only 9-10 "permanent" employees and everyone else in the office was a freelancer. They hide this fact from their clients and lie on their website about their company size. Additionally, some of the freelancers they hired were completely incompetent. Overall, this place puts up a facade of being much bigger than they are, but in reality, it's the opposite. They don't have other offices in CA and WI. They are constantly rebranding themselves.