McCann Worldgroup Culture FAQ

Pros

Most colleagues were friendly and helpful. The offices are well maintained.

Cons

Known to be industry poor payers. Lead by a middle management team that have been stagnant in their roles for years, has a culture of brown-nosing media department head, overall very unhealthy environment to work in.

Advice to Management

When the CEO promises to help staff made redundant, ensure your middle management follows through, better still a quick email to those directly impacted would go a long way!

Pros

There are a few briefs that are worth the time. The scale of which they can execute is vast. Reilly is good, Pierre is amazing, Silver pushes good work through the layer sludge. If you hustle and work through the crap work, there are opportunities. Pay is usually pretty good. Decent work-life balance at the cost of good work.

Cons

People do not care about doing good work. They care about making the client happy ONLY. The culture is terrible and a lot of old thinking in the building. They hire talent based on what looks good to their clients.

Advice to Management

Cut the dead weight and work on the culture. Find people who want to hustle instead of people who already know everything.

Pros

Good work culture; Great opportunities to learn

Cons

No career path discussion; Arbitrary employee compensation appraisals

Pros

Superior salary and benefits compared to smaller independent agencies, office located very near High Street (parking and food are very accessible), reputable brands in their portfolio (looks good on resume), strong creative philosophy (Truth Well Told evident in work and culture), friendly and competent colleagues, approachable bosses

Cons

Heavy workload, not much company-initiated activities to provide work-life balance

Pros

Healthy attitude towards advertising and the role it plays. Good culture of communication, honesty and respect. Creative!

Cons

Payment never goes according to plan, but they are not the worst culprits.