The Writer Reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)
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Anelia Varela

69% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

The Writer has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Writer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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18 reviews
3.0
11 Sept 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Get to work with amazing brands and broaden your network.

Cons

Unrealistic goals. Especially for the project management team. Underpaid, over worked. Liberties are taken for the creative staff. Unfortunately The Writer allows themselves to be walked all over. I found disheartening.

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The Writer Response
8y
Thanks for your feedback, and it's disappointing to hear this was your experience. Since your review, over six months ago, we've increased the number of our creative and programme management teams to make sure we've got the right balance of people to manage the work we have. We're also proud of the diversity of the business in the UK, and our equality policy is pretty clear on this: we promise to treat you equally, no matter how old you are; if you have a disability; which gender you identify as; if you’re married or not; if you’re pregnant; what race you are; where you come from; what your religious beliefs are, or who you’re attracted to. We welcome everyone. We've also recently carried out benchmarking of our pay and benefits. We're pleased to say that we found ourselves to be competitive compared to other small/medium sized businesses in our sector, and we're working hard to make sure everyone understands all the benefits they get working here. We also go out of our way with the non-financial stuff like our Random Act Awards, where colleagues nominate each other where they see our Writer Qualities being demonstrated each month. The lucky winners get a nice treat to say thanks for showcasing what makes us who we are as a business. Sometimes, as a tone of voice business, we speak frankly and are up front about things. It's part of our culture and we're proud to practise what we preach. But we also get that not everyone feels comfortable doing this straight off and, like I said earlier, we welcome everyone. If you'd like to give me a bit more info, feel free to drop me a note at hr@thewriter.com and I'll pick it up from there.
4.0
31 Aug 2016

Recommended, but don't get too comfortable

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good creative work you can be proud of. Clever, interesting, friendly people. Always trying to improve processes and learn from mistakes. Open to ideas, regardless of whose they are. Willingness to promote internally. Flexible working.

Cons

Disproportionate pressure on project management team so you'll have to be hardy. Extremely high standards - there's a high turnover in project management team, as many people can't cut it, which can lead to the remainders being over-worked. Pay a little on the low side.

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The Writer Response
8y
Thanks for your feedback. Since this was posted we re-jigged our project management team, and hired some more people just to make sure we had the right people in the right place. We also looked at how we scheduled work, just to make sure things were fairly spread out evenly, and we’re happy that things have improved in the last eighteen months since you posted. We're proud to be a flexible, inclusive employer, willing to listen and make positive changes. But we're also happy to listen when we didn't quite get things spot on, and do something to put it right.
2.0
5 Mar 2018

Not for everyone

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Friendly, laid back atmosphere if you fit in. Not everyone does.

Cons

As above if you fit in it's great, if not then it's npt so great as the team is very small. Management is a mess.

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The Writer Response
8y
We make the effort to extend a great welcome to everyone who joins us, and help get our newbies settled in as quickly as possible. I'm really disappointed you felt that you didn't fit in, despite being with us for more than a year. If you'd like to get in touch with me to chat about how we could improve, drop me a line at hr@thewriter.com and I'll pick it up from there.
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