Creative Circle Reviews

Pros

-great company culture that really appreciates and rewards their employees -I love the team I work with, we enjoy working together and my manager is very supportive

Cons

-some of the software we use daily is very dated

Pros

Liked most of my team and made some great connections, had a lot of training, good autonomy, a lot of money 'potential', help people get some cool gigs

Cons

-Some caddy teammates who have an 'eat or be eaten' mentality perpetuated by previous CEO -Everyone there is basically 10+ years or under 2, so most people are used to working as if its still 2012 aka toxic sales culture and expect you to follow suit -Most of the training, tho helpful, had nothing to do with the actual day to day needs -Though you "could" make a lot of money, doesn't mean you will (if no jobs come in to book) and the pressure is ridiculous to keep up with those who have been doing it for 10+ yrs and have a crazy head start -Constant mixed messaging of "take care of yourself" "take breaks" and then "push harder and be excellent" (they have an entire ' be excellent' campaign which is basically an incentive to never stop working until numbers are higher-economy be damned.) -Management are only looking out for themselves and tell you what you want to hear in the moment and then negate it the very next meeting. -not enough mentorship/growth - you are basically on your own managing up -CEO acts like your bestie in meetings, wanting to be liked, and then drops rigid decisions that dont consider employees at all in an email and you are made to believe its all for "your benefit" when its just about the bottom line -NO TRANSPARENCY -tone deaf mandates that kill morale and add even more pressure -not enough resources for parents especially for mat leave -shady and unclear layoffs/firings where they say one thing and its actually another - disputing unemployments etc

Pros

Good opportunity to make a decent amount of money via commissions. Overall culture is enjoyable.

Cons

Base salary is low. Work demand is high. They are known for "out of the blue" layoffs when revenue is down. Job security is low. No career growth.

Pros

I was a little skeptical when onboarding with Creative Circle that it would be able to easily provide a sustainable freelance career option to me. I have been really happy with my current client. I like that there are policies in place to ensure the client consistently supplies me with work hours per week. I've been really happy and impressed with this set up--it's working out really well so far.

Cons

I haven't come across any yet.

Pros

lots of freedom with a good amount of opportunity

Cons

almost no job security and hardly any benefits.

Pros

Mostly remote, friendly team members/manager, pay was decent

Cons

Felt a lack of leadership and accountability from higher ups. No communication between teams, no room for growth within IT. People will talk behind your back, lie, and complain to get their way. It is very "rah rah", run by people who are out of touch, and a toxic environment that will leave you burned out.

Pros

Great team, positive environment, strong income potential

Cons

i dont have many cons to add

Pros

Some good opportunities. Decent sick pay. People seem generally kind.

Cons

Not very attentive during my time as contractor. I'm usually in touch with a bunch of different people to get questions answered. They don't really show you how much PTO you have, it's more of a guessing game and making sure they calculate your time correctly.

Pros

At least there are snacks sometimes?

Cons

Look - all you need to do is look at the most common complaint from the reviews on here - which is the TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT. For some reason, these people hire managers that aren't leaders, coaches, or mentors. They are simply former sales reps that were there long enough to inherit decent accounts. When it comes to managing, these people are absolute HACKS. They regurgitate the same stuff that trainers say and do not take the time to get to know your strengths and weaknesses. The managers, particularly the one in DC, are toxic bullies, and are not personable at all. Metrics, not effort or progress, is all they care about. I remember that I stopped asking for help from my manager because my issues would always be turned back on me. Any time I told them I was struggling, there was no advice, just gaslighting and told that if I continued to struggle, I'd get written up. It's a great place to ruin your self confidence. ALSO - what they don't tell you is that they expect you to get there early and stay till 6 your first year. Every day. Just to stay afloat. Absolutely crazy...

Pros

They found me a job that I ended up staying at for over a year. If you don't have any issues or need much for assistance once you start your job, they are the agency for you!

Cons

The recruiter didn't respond for days (sometimes weeks) to my few inquiries. After I started my contract job, they checked in with me once and then I didn't hear from them again. I felt like they really didn't care whether I succeeded or failed, and they offered NO support or follow up whatsoever. If you want an agency that is going to leave you alone, I guess this is the one.