BSTRO reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Jill Tracy

53% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

BSTRO has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BSTRO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
2.0
Feb 6, 2017

Creatives Beware!

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Pros

Get to travel to Vancouver for exchange program. Depending on manager, can work from home, and potentially travel to NY.

Cons

I highly do NOT recommend this job if you are a creative looking for good brainstorms, best solutions, and challenge. Designers in this company mostly act as production designers. There is very little-to-none creative brainstorm time, and not often enough resources to thoughtfully problem solve. Most of the brainstorming is done by the account team, as there are almost 2 account team members for every creative. Usually the designers are pulled into projects as an afterthought, and are briefed by the account team who have already come up with the project concept and plan of attack. In general the company is lead by account, and designers are just there "to make things look pretty" (which has been said by one of the highest level managers). Management is poor, usually checked out, or literally not around. If you are a creative I would advise looking elsewhere. If you are an account person then this might be a great job for you as you may get to go to SXSW to party.

2.0
Feb 6, 2017

Disorganized & disrespectful

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Pros

There are a lot of good people who've come (and gone) from BSTRO staff. No lack of strong personalities. Some big name clients.

Cons

Horrible, inconsistent & corrupt management. There are literally screaming matches on a regular basis. Completely unprofessional. Ridiculous turnover rate and they don't care to know why. No onboarding process (so be prepared to feel completely lost for the first 3 months or so...) People are generally unfriendly and unwelcoming at first. Extremely competitive atmosphere. No real perks. It's all about how you sell yourself at BSTRO, very little to do with work ethic or actual skill.

3.0
Feb 7, 2017

Learning Opportunities Possible, but Upper Management Lacked

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Pros

Lots of opportunities for growth, and ability to put your hands in different types of projects if you make it clear what you are interested in. It was really refreshing to see strong women running a successful agency. Also loved the designers who were there at the time.

Cons

The upper management really suffered from a lack of approachable personalities.There were several unorganized meetings where directors visibly argued over approaches and values, making everyone feel uncomfortable. It often felt as though teams were being pinned against one another. Higher ups seemed disorganized, offered little training, an impatience for questions and seemed to expect you to read their minds at times.

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