Blue Corona Reviews

Pros

I came from another agency, and hands down Blue Corona treats clients better than anything I've seen. Incredibly attentive across the board, and if in the case we do have an oversight or mistake, we own up to it and reimburse. Very proud to be so transparent with our clients. The executive team did incredibly well by employees through the pandemic. Initial tough decisions were made and when we were able to get back on the growth track, bonuses were distributed out to reward the employees who made that growth possible. They are continuing to work shared growth incentives into our compensation plans (everyone, not just my title). The company is small and with that you have a real chance to make an impact. There is no playbook from day 1, which is not suited for everyone, but for strategic-minded folks like myself, it's a great environment for testing and improving processes every day because we are able to be that much more nimble. I not only know my coworkers, I know their pets, their spouses, their kids...We are a tight-knit group, which makes working together that much better.

Cons

Number of clients means there's always at least one fire drill going on. Structure with analysts being more behind the scenes leads to playing games of telephone at times.

Pros

- a handful of fun and cool coworkers

Cons

Before you decide to accept the job, please listen to all the negative reviews on GlassDoor because they reflect exactly what I experienced at Blue Corona. For a lot of the positive reviews, what they do is pressure you into giving them good feedback when you're 1 month in on the job when you're in the honeymoon phase. If they don't see a new review, your manager will constantly ask if you've written them a review. This is plain bullying tactics to try to get a better rating on GlassDoor. Here are some of the cons: - underpaid for what you're doing - forced overtime (working 50-60hrs a week is the norm) - nepotism - hardcore micromanaging - outdated tech - blackhat SEO - they outsource the majority of their web work to India - high churn, every week there's an employee leaving - CEO is super manipulative to make you work more - CEO is super stingy and will try to cut as much cost as possible. This includes in business deals - Schemy business dealings, will lie to customers to get more money - Their headquarters is in an industrial blue collar town, sharing the building with a bottled water factory. - 2 bathrooms for each gender for the entire office. Sometimes there's a line and you know exactly who put too many beans in their burrito from Jasmines. It's equally embarrassing for both people. 10% of the time, the bathrooms are clogged and the perpetrator just leaves their log floating. - 0 diversity - If you're semi-attractive, they will use you to get more clients.

Pros

Working remotely is what makes this job ok

Cons

Working with the other teams especially remotely can be a real challenge. They're not very cooperative and schedule should be done when it's most convenient for each of them. They don't easily try to compromise and it ruins our content schedule and programs.

Pros

Some good coworkers. Decent benefits. Free lunch Fridays. That’s about it.

Cons

BC’s approach to SEO is outdated at best. At worst, their tactics are downright harmful to their clients’ long-term organic health (ex. copied/spun content, keyword spam, black hat SEO, etc). Turnover is extremely high, which is both demoralizing for employees and a clear sign that things are rotten beneath the surface. BC will sell its subpar services to absolutely anyone willing to pay rather than trying to perfect and own a particular market niche. This leads to high client churn and overall disorganization internally regarding how to actually deliver on the accounts sold. Like others have said, overall employee morale is awful. Employees are basically forced to put in overtime because they’re perpetually behind on hiring (mainly due to turnover). This will be met with condescending pep talks about how you need to “learn to grow” rather than actually focusing on hiring personnel. When people leave, management blames them for being a “poor culture fit” instead of taking any responsibility for why they may have left. This is a recurring theme echoed in many other reviews of this company, because it is 100% true. Oh - and the best part - there is only one shared bathroom for 50+ people in their Charlotte office (including the people in the other suites in the building) that is rarely cleaned or stocked, if ever. Many, many days of uncomfortably holding it in all day just to avoid using that nightmarish restroom. This place is a stepping stone to bigger and better things, not somewhere you’d want to stay at long term. Only accept a job here if you’re desperate or a masochist.

Pros

Most of the staff are cool and fun except for the seniors.

Cons

The culture of seniority here is what kills the company's vibes. Since the company is still young most senior employees feel entitled like they're the founders of the company. They look down on new employees instead of helping and supporting them.

Pros

Interesting challenges and lots of opportunities to make a positive impact.

Cons

Top-heavy management. There were too many useless individuals at the top and very few employees to work for them. Turnover was very high so employees were always pressured to simultaneously understand and execute their tasks. They recently lost and employee that was being replaced with 2 or 3 individuals for the amount of work, that was not a good business sense.

Pros

The work environment is dynamic and most people pretend they're happy with what they do.

Cons

The company requires employees to work overtime whenever they feel the need to. There's no escaping or reasoning not to and you are pushed to work over your limit. It's exhausting and you lose motivation each day.

Pros

-Coworkers- you'll meet and get to work with some really awesome people -Management- they care about their employees and want to help them succeed -Opportunity- If you're willing to put in the work, you will have opportunities to advance in your career here. -Experience- Blue corona works with a wide variety of clients giving you some really interesting experiences.

Cons

This job isn't for everyone! You have to be willing to put in the work. If you're looking for a job that's a regular 9-5, and won't require extra effort, this isn't the place for you.