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"There is a great work/life balance" (in 14 reviews)
"Super nice people and work environment" (in 18 reviews)
"Long hours for little pay--no overtime pay" (in 46 reviews)
"Work/life balance is pretty much non existent" (in 20 reviews)
I worked at Initiative part-time
Pros
Great culture and engaged leaders.
Cons
Long hours and relatively low pay.
I worked at Initiative full-time
Pros
Fun company culture, great perks, cool staff
Cons
not a high paying agency, high turnover
I have been working at Initiative full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Very interesting clients to work on, a lot of upward movement
Cons
Work is very dependent on which team your on, lack of communication among management
I have been working at Initiative (Less than a year)
Pros
Really smart employees and leadership
Cons
Additional training by craft would be great.
I worked at Initiative full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Employment best practices at work
Cons
Long hours, stressful, backbiting, lacking diversity
Advice to Management
Be more encouraging of diversity.
I worked at Initiative full-time
Pros
Great place to start a career in media
Cons
Low salaries
Work/life balance is pretty much non existent
I have been working at Initiative full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Get to learn a lot about the digital advertising space, learn technical skills in Excel, Tableau, and maybe SQL, and friendly peers
Cons
There could me more collaboration across accounts.
Projects vary by account and are typically more interesting for larger spending accounts
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I worked at Initiative full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great holiday and unlimited PTO
Cons
No work life balance
Crazy hours - like to stay late to say they stayed late
Unlimited PTO but most teams can’t take advantage of it
Working from home is hard due to network
Drinking boozy frat culture
I have been working at Initiative full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great people
Casual work space (beer garden)
Cons
No clear path for growth
Lack of opportunities for promotion
Management needs training on how to manage employees effectively
Super low pay (below industry standard)
Advice to Management
Learn to value and compensate your junior level employees-- they handle a lot of the day to day work
Pros
clear path for career growth, great work perks
Cons
long hours and low pay
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