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    Harte Hanks Reviews

    Updated May 11, 2018
    611 reviews

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    Pros

    • Work/life balance is awesome compared to all other ad agencies in Austin (in 23 reviews)

    • you can work from home as much as you can (in 15 reviews)

    Cons

    • Dealing with upper conflicting upper management (in 37 reviews)

    • Rigid call center structure, old systems, (in 19 reviews)

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    1. "Executive Administrative Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Antonio, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Antonio, TX

      I worked at Harte Hanks full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      I loved the people and the work I did there

      Cons

      The company took a turn for the worst

    2. "Excellent Company - Highly Focused"

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      Current Employee - Program Manager in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Program Manager in Austin, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Harte Hanks full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Harte Hanks has done a great job in building a call center that delivers on the promises given to it's customers. Great people who are passionate about what they do.

      Cons

      Though the benefit packages offered to employees are fairly good, they have come down from where they were a year ago.

      Advice to Management

      Expect more from your mid level management people, help them see the vision senior leadership has for the company.

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    3. "Great place to start a career"

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      Current Employee - Supervisor in San Antonio, TX
      Current Employee - Supervisor in San Antonio, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Harte Hanks full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Easy to move up, supportive management, positive culture.

      Cons

      No on-boarding for new supervisors, company in financial trouble.

    4. Helpful (2)

      "Lots of potential, not a lot of innovation in the call center"

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      Current Employee - Customer Engagement Representative in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Customer Engagement Representative in Austin, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Harte Hanks full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Easy commute, close to freeways
      Good benefits: health, dental, vision, FSA
      Good HR support
      Fast hire due to high turnover on certain campaigns
      Good quality computers and work equipment
      Food trucks at lunch

      Cons

      Limited upward mobility
      Corporate bureaucracy, changes are very slow to go into effect
      Micro-management of time
      Highly restricted internet access
      Inexperienced management

      Advice to Management

      Focus on positive behavior reinforcement rather than fixing thing as they break. Grow leaders rather than dropping them onto teams. Compliance does not equal good leadership, compliant employees don't innovate and they are scared to try new things. STOP MICROMANAGING and spend more time coaching and helping agents improve

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Bold and Beautiful"

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      Former Employee - FedEx Ground Trace Agent in Texarkana, TX
      Former Employee - FedEx Ground Trace Agent in Texarkana, TX
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Harte Hanks full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great pay, advancement opportunities, somewhat friendly.

      Cons

      Too many cliques also their point system is very strict, if you lose a loved one don't attend funeral if you are due in to work.

      Advice to Management

      Everyone chooses favorites but everyone could use true guidance.

    6. "The most dysfunctional company I've ever worked for."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Harte Hanks full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      It's a paycheck. That's about it.

      Cons

      Harte Hanks has some serious issues to overcome. CEO hires her friends who, in turn, hire their friends. No opportunity for anyone else for advancement, better pay, etc. They did away with 401k matching for employees, but do you think the executives took a cut from THEIR pay? It's a sweatshop. CEO talks about eating their own dog food, but they don't even know how. Hostile work environment with abusive management.

    7. Helpful (3)

      "Stepping stone to actual career"

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      Former Employee - Social Media Specialist in Austin, TX
      Former Employee - Social Media Specialist in Austin, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Harte Hanks full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Worked with amazing people. They want to see you succeed and grow professionally if that is what you are looking for. Pay covers basic living expenses.

      Cons

      Call center life can be, and often is, monotonous. Most company activities that try and make the day fun are actually pretty bland. Although they pay a living wage, it tends to be way on the low side of the market value of the job compared to other companies.

      Advice to Management

      Pay the market value of the job you have open, or continue to be a revolving door for people who need some experience on their resumes.

    8. "Cutthroats"

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      Former Employee - Tier I Technical Support in Langhorne, PA
      Former Employee - Tier I Technical Support in Langhorne, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Harte Hanks full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      None I can think of. They hire a gazillion workers at first and then they throw them out. They should really reevaluate how they hire.

      Cons

      Benefits stink, terrible managers and they fire you after only a month working. What’s the point of hiring in the first place when they quickly get rid of you?

      Advice to Management

      I don’t expect this crooked company to last.

    9. "Inside Sales Agent"

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      Current Employee - Inside Sales in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Inside Sales in Austin, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Harte Hanks full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Low call volume, low stress.

      Cons

      Rigid call center structure, old systems,

      Advice to Management

      consider new office work environment solutions

    10. "great people"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Harte Hanks full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      fantastic culture of passionate long term team members

      Cons

      future outlook is not clear

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