Acxiom Digital – “Acxiom Digital - a terrible place to work”

Pros

The salary and benefits were pretty great. Also, work dress was casual and you could listen to music while you worked during the day.

Cons

Management at every level is horrible; completely out of touch with day-to-day workings of the business. Excellence is NOT rewarded. It is more important for you to be in your seat from 8-noon and noon-5 than it is for you to actually do excellent, creative work. The changes the company as a whole is going through make it near impossible for an average, entry-level employee to ever advance because every time they restructure, it's like your previous time with the company is wiped clean. I've never worked in a place with so much drama, nor in a place where they expected me to "have fun." I was there to work and develop myself professionally, not to gossip or play dizzy bat races in the back. This place is a horrible place to work. I had to switch industries, sadly, to leave. I would warn anyone who is competent, intelligent and creative to STAY AWAY.

Advice to Senior Management

It is critical to develop clear service agreements with clients. Most of the terrible days I had at work were caused by the fact we had NO clear service agreement with our clients and therefore spent a lot of time having to hide things from the client.