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    Havas Media Reviews

    Updated May 25, 2018
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    • No work life balance - depends on the department you work for (in 27 reviews)

    • No work life balance on rubbish money (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Havas Media"

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      Former Employee - Account Director in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Account Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Havas Media full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      great company, great work environment

      Cons

      can't think of any cons

    2. "finance"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Havas Media full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      free snacks and nice office

      Cons

      terrible work/ life balance for low pay, outdated tech systems, less than stellar upper management

      Advice to Management

      stop overworking good employees and motivating them to leave

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    3. "keep working on putting people first and start living the values in more genuine way"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Havas Media full-time

      Pros

      The people + global reach

      Cons

      long honors/lack of clear direction

      Advice to Management

      keep working on putting people first and start living the values in more genuine way

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Horrible"

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      Current Employee - Social Media Strategist in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Social Media Strategist in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Havas Media full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Smart people
      Plenty of opportunities to learn

      Cons

      Rampant miscommunication between teams
      Outdated technology
      Horribly inefficient

    5. Helpful (1)

      "New Business"

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      Current Employee - New Business Coordinator in New York, NY
      Current Employee - New Business Coordinator in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Havas Media full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Perks, free alcohol, bar 8, benefit package, catered breakfast, magic kitchen (all junk food though), pretty building, nothing work related

      Cons

      Management, no reporting structure on new business. Dramatic high school talk behind your back and not to your face environment AND from the EVP, Spoken down to, no respect, slow-paced environment, admin responsibilities, lie to position themselves higher

      Advice to Management

      Don’t lie about the job description and treat your employees with decency and open communication instead of ostracizing your employees and making things up about them to create a hostile environment so that they’ll quit. Extremely archaic

    6. "Comfortable Hours But Not A Comfortable Environment"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Havas Media full-time

      Pros

      For the most part, there are a lot of benefits like PTO, events for employees, Havas sports teams, and opportunity outside work to be involved. The company celebrates wins and special situations for upper management. Media planners are treated very well and although the hours are sometimes chaotic, you are respected across the entire company.

      Cons

      Upper management although is great at their job does not help to develop the skills of those under them. They promote those who are skilled but do not have leadership qualities or abilities to help others. Asking questions from upper management to better your career ends badly and if you are not liked or favored over someone else, you will not hear about any opportunities of advancement or bettering your skills. The company use to work as a cohesive team but most teams are separated and lack communication.

      Advice to Management

      Provide training sessions for all those who would train those under them for all situations. Build morale by showing unity and try to prevent cliques. Care about all your employees and how they advance their careers. Just because there are feedback sessions does not mean the feedback provides any assistance on how to improve. Make available time for your people and not just your clients.

    7. "Company update"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Havas Media full-time

      Pros

      - Friendly people , opportunity for growth

      Cons

      - Disorganized, cheap, lack of ownership of deliverables across the board

      Advice to Management

      Hold teams to higher standards for organization and accountability

    8. "Senior Accountant/ Financial Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Havas Media full-time

      Pros

      Average annual salary . A lot of happy hours, food and different social events

      Cons

      Overtime is not paid and a lot of overtime . No training

      Advice to Management

      Invest in your employees

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Used to be great in 2011, by the time I left severely under-qualified people were in position of power"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Havas Media full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Family-like atmosphere, great office space, strong clients and team members

      Cons

      Promotions have no rhyme or reason, if you're friends with the CEO consider yourself fast-tracked. If you're not consider yourself invisible.

    10. "Neutral"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Havas Media full-time

      Pros

      Benefits, invested management, opportunity for growth

      Cons

      Hours and work/ life balance

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