Abstrakt Marketing Group Reviews

Pros

Supportive and collaborative culture. Fun place to work. Great team atmosphere. Amazing people. The growth is real both as a company and for you as an individual. Lots of opportunities to develop your career in a variety of directions.

Cons

If you aren't dedicated to work hard in an effort to grow your career, this probably isn't for you.

Pros

1. Abstrakt marketing group is a great company overall. The culture Is awesome and everyone is very welcoming. The work you do is not the best, but they make sure it’s as fun as possible given the circumstances. The management seems to trust what you do on a daily basis, and if you’re working towards hitting your goals, they leave you alone and don’t breathe down your neck. 2. Food truck Friday’s 3. Drink cart 4. Very cool office with amenities 5. Relaxed dress code 6. Opportunities for growth

Cons

1. Abstrakt loses a lot of PSRs because of the work load and the crazy metrics they put into place. Salary is low for what they expect out of you and I think it really wears people out. If it was higher the retention would be much higher ( I know they claim it’s the average salary around the market) but if you really want to be the leading marketing firm in the country, pay more regardless of what everyone else is doing. This place makes MONEY! They can afford it… after all they jusy acquired another company. 2. WORK FROM HOME! Look, I understand that you want everyone in the office, it’s great that everyone can be together and keep the fun going, but for the people that live 30+ minutes away like myself, driving to the office every single morning is really starting to take a toll on my car and my bank account, and I don’t know if I can keep that up. It’s also not that fun getting home at 6 at night or even later. We can do this job from home with no problems and still be successful. We have teams and we have email if we need to communicate. We understand what we need to do! Even if it’s just a couple days a week it would make a world of difference and really help you guys keep people happy and keep people at Abstrakt. Trust me I’ve talked with multiple people and they all feel the same way and people are really getting fed up. I know you claim if you work 6 months or whatever you can get the privilege to work from home, but cmon seriously? Why not just let it happen right away. I know people who just started a month ago and they already get to work from home. It’s very frustrating honestly. A lot of us are young adults with obligations that if being at home would reduce stress ten fold such as having kids or something else.

Pros

If you are looking to develop your skills in a positive and supportive environment, this is the place for you. This company promotes both personal and overall growth. They provide unlimited training and have developed a model of work based on team building and mutual support from employee to employee. It's a great environment as the ownership group put a lot into keeping the environment fun and fresh to keep employees happy and motivated.

Cons

Only con is that due to the constant growth of the company at times there can be labor gaps that must be filled by current employees. However, it is really a pro because it can be considered another level of job security.

Pros

- Great People, Family Atmosphere. Most people find some of their closest friends while working at Abstrakt. - Hard Work and Positive Attitudes are Recognized & Rewarded - Abstrakt does (almost) ALL kinds of standard marketing. This gives talented and hard workers opportunities to grow into multiple marketing departments - from sales to operations, social media, website work, project management, etc. - Opportunities to make a lot of $$ in sales. If you are into sales, you can make incredible money in the Executive Sales role. - If you're into other departments outside of sales (like I was), you can expect to make the industry standard or a little more. - PSR role, while a grind, gives young workers the experience to have discussions/negotiations w/ C-Level individuals. - Free Parking w/ Shuttle Service - Stone's throw from the arch - Work in one of the most historic buildings in downtown Stl. - Expanded into a 2nd building in Nelly's old studio/university. Incredible facility - Opportunities to Work from Home - Unparalleled views of the arch from your desk - basketball court, workout facility, foozball tables, etc. - Be a part of Laclede's Landing resurgence. We have 400+ employees down here eating lunch everyday and helping improve the landing's spot on the map.

Cons

- The entry-level PSR role is a tough job for a lot of people. Unless sales and cold calling are your thing, you have to stay strong-minded and commit to your end goal of growing into a position to make it a really positive experience. A lot of these bad reviews come from folks that started as a PSR during the pandemic, working from home, and did not get to experience the excellent culture that was formed over 10 years prior to Covid. - The Landing is not the safest place in the world. Working down here is awesome in terms of being in historic downtown St. Louis, but like anywhere downtown you'll want to always keep eyes peeled walking around.

Pros

Too many to list to be quite honest. Just a great place with great people, great benefits, and such a unique environment. Haven't worked here too long but I don't see myself wanting to go anywhere anytime soon.

Cons

It's in the marketing industry so that means fast paced change you have to keep up with, however that does keep the energy up.

Pros

Amazing coworkers, decent pay, playful environment, potential paths for promotion

Cons

Constant lying, unachievable expectations, lack of respect for personal time, forced CULTure, manipulation, repetition, favoritism, hypocrisy, disregard of Covid-19, entirely draining work, micromanagement, buck passing, lying to clients, overpriced everything, paid or distant parking only, repetition, wasteful, shady. And on top of all of this, they are so very concerned about how they are viewed by fresh meat (read: new hires and clients) that they spend time writing ridiculous 5 star reviews with no substance all over the to make sure they still look good instead of actually fixing the real problems within the company. If you want to work with them for any reason, you better be prepared to drink all the Kool-aid in the world. That's part of the reason these reviews are so angry; negative feedback given to the company is always met with lies, empty promises, endless statistics, and some more kool-aid.