Influential reviews

Ever since the merger with Publicis (and even worse with Captiv8) this company has lost all aspects that once drew me to work there. Wages are low. Campaigns are uninspired. Internal teams are stressed, making it difficult to work collaboratively. The organization is top-heavy, with too many “thought leaders” making inefficient choices and not enough people to actually get the work done. The turnover is unbelievable. Everything at Influential is “urgent” besides your growth within the company. They favor employees that play into corporate politics with the sales team/C-suite, making all of the decision makers the types of people in school that would take credit for your work in a group project but immediately blame you for any mistakes. Now let’s get into upper leadership - I’ve heard they used to have some semblance of a clue about what went on within the company, but now they’re too busy spending an obscene amount of money to party in Cannes rather than doing some introspection into why most employees are miserable. Theres an internal joke that the company’s tagline is “OVERPROMISE, UNDERDELIVER.” Which (as you can expect) means that the clients are never happy. If the projects were at least innovative or cool, maybe it could be worth it. Every project here makes you feel like you are losing brain cells rather than learning anything new. Oh and the tech doesn’t work.

If you never want to have a life outside of work, this is the place for you. The work-life balance is extremely horrible and basically nonexistent, especially on the creator management side. LISTEN to the reviews. I thought these reviews were exaggerated when I first joined, but after experiencing it myself, I completely understand now and I should have trusted my instincts. This job seriously affected both my mental and physical health. I was constantly stressed, anxious, and always on edge. Everything is treated like an emergency, even when it’s not. Campaigns are always on impossible timelines, clients are rarely happy, and that pressure constantly gets pushed onto the creator management team from every direction. There were multiple occasions where you are getting asked to work weekends, getting phone calls multiple times a week WAY after hours (9 PM and later) and just the overall constant need for communication. If you value having a life outside of work, time with family, or your overall wellbeing, I genuinely would not recommend it. The company would rather burn out high-performing employees than actually address the ongoing problems and solve the consistent issues. There’s a reason so many people have been leaving recently in mass exodus. Trust your gut.