Olson Reviews
Updated Oct 9, 2020
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Pros
"There are a lot of great people" (in 17 reviews)
"Supportive management, room to grow, work/life balance" (in 7 reviews)
Cons
"long hours and not enough support" (in 6 reviews)
"Upper level creatives were extremely difficult to track down if you didn't work with them directly" (in 3 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"I enjoyed Olson more than ICF Olson"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Olson full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Smart People with lots of opportunity for those ready to work very hard
Cons
work life balance is not there for talented individuals
Continue readingPros
Great Startup culture and Customer focussed
Cons
Not a great company structure in terms of Engineering
Pros
Environment and coworkers are good
Cons
Parking downtown is not ideal
Continue reading"Olson"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Olson full-time
Pros
fun fast paced environment great location
Cons
intense hard work at times
- Helpful (11)
"Agency Culture = No Life"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Olson full-time for more than a year
Pros
Cool digs, nice people, drinking in the office, free food, lots of work perks
Cons
Total lack of work/life balance, inept senior leadership, this place will grind you into the ground if you let it, dishonest, low integrity, they let you drink at work because you need to drink to tolerate it, little to no career growth opportunity
Continue reading - Helpful (14)
"Layoffs every January"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Olson full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
The pay is decent, but it’s barely worth the instability, politics and ongoing identity crisis. The office is cool and will impress your parents and friends.
Cons
There have been layoffs (and a new name or ceo) every year since 2014 and there will continue to be major issues since no new business stays. Politics run the show here, so you work harder not smarter. Management is chauvinistic and territorial, HR is vapid at best, and creative is scant. Stay long enough and you’ll inevitably be worked to death or stabbed in the back. John Olson is turning in his grave.
Continue reading - Helpful (2)
"Scrappy upstart finding its grown up legs"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Olson for more than a year
Pros
Tight knit team; Generous PTO plan; Great opportunities to gain experience outside of traditional agency experience; Amazing, imaginative campaigns; Great place to learn the ins and outs of client services
Cons
Not great healthcare; lacking key infrastructure (IT, HR, etc.); lagging on structure needed for agency of this size
Continue reading Pros
Great people and beautiful office space
Cons
Lots of change over the last few years
"Not for everyone..."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Olson full-time for more than a year
Pros
Consistent and steady work. Parties and happy hours.
Cons
Dead end unless you're a certain type of person.
Continue reading"Olson"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Olson
Pros
Creative, smart people, culture, hard workers
Cons
Heavy work load, high stress
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