ValueClick Reviews

Pros

Approachable management and a comfortable work environment. Location is central to many nice restaurants and the such. The work isn't amazing, but it isn't bad by any means as well.

Cons

The pay could be higher, but as said before isn't the worst in the industry. The break room could be a little better furnished.

Pros

great people to work with!

Cons

Open-door policy is a fallacy
Be-careful what you say, it will bite you

Advice to Senior Management

Lack of ethical values is noticed by employees at all levels.

Pros

Company has very talented leaders, making great decisions, and inclusive of employees. Large company but still feels small enough to make an impact. Casual work environment with bright people. Each division is different so lots of opportunities going forward.

Cons

If you like a lot of structure, and want routine, this isn't the place for you. If you like a fast pace and can take on multiple duties it is fun. Company is performance driven, so you need to be able to jump in.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to make strategic acquisitions

Pros

Good benefits (but what large company doesn't these days)

Cons

Management has absolutely NO clue how to treat people - completely incompetent and outright mean

Advice to Senior Management

Close up shop, head to a therapist or psychologist and figure out how to communicate to and treat people

Pros

An an engineer, interesting projects/challenges, open to implement new technologies and research. Great budget for the latest server technology and hardware.

Cons

Disjointed execution and management of business units. Headquartered in the LA area with all the best efforts and resources being devoted to LA based groups/business unuts make it difficult to compete in the Bay Area with all the competition that is based here and focused here. Capricious leadership, this is not a company that welcomes an open forum and has a closed-door attitude.

Advice to Senior Management

To compete in the Bay Area, upper management needs leadership and focus for business units in the Bay Area, especially on the technical and engineering front. The recruiting effort is based in LA and may work there but is inadequate to compete for engineers in the Bay Area.

Pros

you get to go to china, but that may be taken away

a lot of work to put on your resume

Cons

senior management is not accountable, places blame on other employees and has them fired

while senior management isn't accountable for mistakes, they will take credit for your successes

you can get better benefits and salary elsewhere

Advice to Senior Management

corporate should evaluate senior management performance more closely. they can't keep putting blame on other employees for mistakes they should have saw coming.

Pros

Scrappy, smart, can-do attitude in management. Have not met anyone here is unpleasant or unhelpful. Not much separation between management and worker bees. Very all-inclusive. They try and make it a nice place to come to work.

Cons

The internet is a 24/7 environment. We are not here 24/7, but there is no "down time." Lunch room is nice, but there is not a couch in the entire office for those working late that need some comfortable place to be.

Advice to Senior Management

Love the open, embracing of new ideas from anyone who wants to have a voice

Pros

Good benefits, but that is all

Cons

Boring people, boring job but stable

Advice to Senior Management

Please improve morale... thank you

Pros

Great management--very open with their employees and give great feedback on perfomance

Company promotes comraderie within-lots of small company events to enhance all departments working together

Cons

Management does not always communicate changes or reorg's to the entire company in a timely manner

Tend to make quick decisions without taking the time to analyze how they will affect various departments-a bit self centered

Advice to Senior Management

Take a bit more of a consideration as to how certain management structures and reorganizations may affect the way teams execute their responsibilities

Pros

-Decent benefits, pay, and time off
-Mostly casual work environments
-Easy going culture
-Great clients and possible industry contacts
-Good resume addition

Cons

-Horrible top down communication.
-Nearly non-existent salary reviews.
-Middle and upper management clueless (or possibly indifferent) as to the morale of their employees.
-A lot of passing the blame goes on, be prepared to defend your job or pass the blame yourself

Advice to Senior Management

Don't just say you want to reward employees for doing excellent jobs, walk the walk. When a company/department goal isn't met don't punish the individuals who have hit their goals consistently.