A sinking ship… - Digital PR Executive bei Connective3: Mitarbeiterbewertung

Used to be a bunch of really intelligent nice people here Perks such as vitality are great

If you want to pump out mediocre ai work you’re not proud of you’ll be a great fit here! Management promise ridiculous KPIs and then make you feel you’re inadequate at your job when you can’t attain them. I’m pumping out campaigns I’m really not proud of at an alarming rate as sometimes we have to turn campaign decks around in a week, which when you’ve got four other accounts, extra curricular stuff you’re expected to do and people to line manage is ridiculous. Management encourage you to mass email and spray and pray journalists which means you really hurt the relationship and your credibility as a PR, I don’t feel inspired by my manager as I feel like they encourage bad practices, we barely have 121s, and the advice I’ve been given to pass down to the team is really toxic. The team are always behind on the ‘future’ of the industry and don’t listen to you when you raise a point on this, then clamber for your advice when they see other agencies doing it. Oh and culture? When you come to interviews they’ll sell the dream but it’s dead. No one comes into the office anymore, you constantly feel like you’re under surveillance by HR, and they’ve just hired a load of robotic people that fit their ‘vision’ if you can call it that.

Great conference opportunities, socials, friendly staff, hybrid working, some quirky benefits. You also cannot fault their internal marketing; the company’s linkedin is fantastic. I think this company could be great for juniors new to the industry. Training was okay, particularly during my first 6-8 months.

I have to agree with other reviews sadly in that unfortunately it doesn’t feel safe to speak up, as raising issues is very clearly often used against you. Favouritism and nepotism amongst certain teams is very obvious once you’ve clocked it, and this makes for an uncomfortable working environment that lacks morals. This is not the place for you if you want a role with more creative freedom, so expect micromanagement. Most importantly, do not join based on their marketing online; while it may look incredible from the outside, this is sadly not the case in reality. It might be good for some, however please keep your eyes open and note down everything, as it is common for people to be “managed out” or placed on performance improvement plans once problems are raised. As other reviews have highlighted, pressure placed on staff and the level of micromanagement on tasks needs to change.