The best team I have been a part of - Media Planner Social Lab Employee Review

The best part of the job is the team and people that you work with on a daily basis. Everyone is extremely smart and the team has been built of people that will push your skills and thought-process in the best way. The work is challenging and there will be late nights, but if you enjoy the team you're surrounded with and the interesting client work, it more than makes up for it. The structure is relatively flat which is empowering for a young team, but to succeed you need to be a true self-starter and motivated.

Can be difficult to navigate the Ogilvy structure, and the complexity of clients can be a challenge depending on the client you work on.

-Smart group of people -Ogilvy name has a nice ring on your resume

Ogilvy in general is not what it used to be, and unfortunately, the decision to acquire Social.Lab was a huge miss. They've been with Ogilvy for a few years now, and they still act like a startup. With the backing of one of the largest agencies in the world, you'd think they would have assimilated better by now. -The team is incredibly disorganized, the leadership is young and very inexperienced at growing teams and client business. -They keep brining people from their Belgium HQ to grow various teams in the US, but unfortunately they don't know the US market very well, and are unable to win new business. -Most of the media clients are leaving and going to GroupM, so if that's your specialty, steer clear. -The training is minimal, you're forced to practically onboard yourself onto accounts. -No accountability at all -Managers complain about the responsbility of managing teams instead of rising to the occassion. They're more interested in being promoted quickly than the work they're doing. (Part of the problem with a startup mentality) Unless you're on a large account that has a lot of visibility and leadership support, you're completely inconsequential to them, which makes it difficult for your growth. There are honestly better places to work.