A lot of good, but also a lot of improvement potential.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
I learned a lot during my time there and I enjoyed my time there. Left at the right moment as well. A huge part was working with great people though, many of which are no longer there.
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Stress levels, uncertainty, long unpredictable hours, never rejecting projects despite resources and them being a bad fit, lots of busy work, gossip culture, not enough pitches, being largely reliant on few big clients.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
Stay in touch with your workforce or give actual decision making power to mid management. Be a role model for the behavior you'd like to see - lack of passion inspires lack of passion.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
It fluctuated during my time. Sometimes great, sometimes very tense - even before COVID.
Kommunikation
They always tried to be transparent, but management/key decision makers in general were often not approachable enough considering the size of the company.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
Couldn't have been better even during difficult times.
Work-Life-Balance
Typical for ad agencies - you'd have to cancel all plans in the evening as soon as it gets busy, work until projects are done, especially designers. US clients make late hours mandatory. Got worse during COVID. However, they did implement a flex time plan and properly track your time so you can take time off with your extra hours. They also have a system for "booking" creatives internally, but tight resources made overbooking the usual.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Generally all a bit out of touch & focused on other projects. Fluctuating between trying to do the right thing & harsh decisions and comments.
Interessante Aufgaben
A lot of repetitive tasks, but also some great projects here and there.
Gleichberechtigung
Gender, race, sexual orientation, country of origin - all diversity is celebrated.
Little flexibility though for women and men with children, also due to long hours on short notice.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Very young company in general as typical in the ad agency industry. New employees are mostly very young. Very high expectations from older employees with higher salaries.
Arbeitsbedingungen
Office is nice enough, bringing your dog to work is awesome, computers are up to date, It infrastructure is good. No company phones though - desk or mobile - even for project managers with Austrian clients. Some equipment like chairs are cheap, which is a pity for designers that sit all day. Good coffee!
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
Could recycle more, but they do a bunch of volunteer work for social causes, which is lovely.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Not exceptional for an ad agency, but not bad. You'll have to ask for what you're worth though, there is no process to reevaluate your salary even when you are moved to a higher position with more responsibility. Promises of higher salaries are also often dragged out for months.
Image
Not generally well known, but clients appreciate RDB.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Depends on the department, careers happen, but there is little planning to it. More a being there at the right time kind of thing.