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Updated Feb 6, 2023
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- 5.0Jan 2, 2018Media PlannerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
-Getting to work on social strategy for Ogilvy's biggest clients gives you exposure to some of the most innovative work out there. -SocialLab is structured in a way that we do team building, happy hour, all hands meetings like a start up. Yet, we have access to the many benefits Ogilvy offers. -Great people! Everyone I have worked with is so smart and driven that it makes going to work fun.
Cons
-It can be pretty draining if you have a difficult/overly demanding client - When campaigns are launching, the hours can be a bit rough. But, that is definitely the exception to the rule and not the norm.
1 - 2.0Jul 11, 2018Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
-Smart group of people -Ogilvy name has a nice ring on your resume
Cons
Ogilvy in general is not what it used to be, and unfortunately, the decision to acquire Social.Lab was a huge miss. They've been with Ogilvy for a few years now, and they still act like a startup. With the backing of one of the largest agencies in the world, you'd think they would have assimilated better by now. -The team is incredibly disorganized, the leadership is young and very inexperienced at growing teams and client business. -They keep brining people from their Belgium HQ to grow various teams in the US, but unfortunately they don't know the US market very well, and are unable to win new business. -Most of the media clients are leaving and going to GroupM, so if that's your specialty, steer clear. -The training is minimal, you're forced to practically onboard yourself onto accounts. -No accountability at all -Managers complain about the responsbility of managing teams instead of rising to the occassion. They're more interested in being promoted quickly than the work they're doing. (Part of the problem with a startup mentality) Unless you're on a large account that has a lot of visibility and leadership support, you're completely inconsequential to them, which makes it difficult for your growth. There are honestly better places to work.
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Social Lab has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 25 reviews left anonymously by employees. 64% of employees would recommend working at Social Lab to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.
64% of Social Lab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Social Lab 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Social Lab to be compensation, workplace, coworkers and the cons to be management, senior leadership, career development.
