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Beware!! - Anonymous employee Cossette Communication Employee Review

1.0
Feb 1, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Nice office - Variety of clients

Cons

Beware of the McDonald's client! Working on any other account at Cossette would be a great introduction into the industry, but whatever you do, do not accept a job at Cossette working on Mcdoanld's. The client is rude and demanding, and the teams within the agency are even worse. There are many backstabbing, rude, power tripping colleagues who give no respect to those trying to learn and grow in their career. Teams are cliquey and make no effort to make new team members feel welcome. There is absolutely no training and you are expected to work insane hours and be reachable every hour you are out of the office, even on holiday. You are expected to work through your "lunch hour" and taking time to go grab a meal is frowned upon. I've never worked in such a toxic environment.

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5.0
Aug 9, 2017
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Pros

The agency is creatively driven.

Cons

Work/Life balance could be better.

1.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You inevitably get to put McDonalds on your resume? Work/life balance is good, because they don't have much work.

Cons

A washed up agency that only gets big clients because they are the big old dinosaur in town. But don't get too excited about the 'big clients' because Canada doesn't actually have big clients, aside from McDonalds. Clueless leadership that's shoving AI down everyone's throats in a desperate bid to appear innovative. Each individual office has no idea what the other is doing or how they are doing it, meaning that their big sell on a huge network and 'collaboration' is a farce. Really poor creative chops and instincts. The focus is on gaming the work to win awards rather than letting good work speak for itself. Actively losing clients and pitches for new business, and recent layoffs. It's gotten so desperate that they removed snacks from the breakroom just to pinch a few more pennies. Highly accounts led at the detriment of creative and strategy. Accounts teams are bloated and senior leaders continue to get promoted despite poor performance and negative feedback. The most talented in the mix get forced out or leave on their own after being met with constant battles against mediocre work and leadership. Another agency that loves to cosplay being diverse and inclusive, but is neither. You'll be forced to sit through performative presentations and celebrations so they can pat themselves on the back. Below market pay.

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