Starcom Worldwide Employee Reviews about "long hours"

Pros

There's a convinience store downstairs

Cons

Long hours and guilt into staying late

Pros

Strong company culture, great client list, great people to work with. You will learn so much in such a short time! Great benefits, paid holidays and time off.

Cons

Some teams are severely understaffed which leads to long hours and a poor work-life balance. Not the highest paying positions in the Media space in Chicago.

Pros

Work with large brands, great work environment, good benefits, and decent salary

Cons

long hours and lots of turn over in the company

Pros

Great culture! Great people! Great office!

Cons

Long hours and a lack of automation on mundane tasks.

Pros

Good experience in media planning and buying Opportunities to work globally Teams are working on innovative projects with household name clients.

Cons

Some Account Directors do not have the skills necessary to manage and develop teams and the Managers and Executives suffer for this. Long hours are expected and work / life balance is not respected

Pros

- Fun environment to work in, great people - Good benefits and lots of perks

Cons

- Always a lot of work to be done and teams are often overstretched; long hours and lots of stress - Promotions aren't always based on highest/strongest performance; usually goes to whoever happens to be in the right place at the right time or who knows the hiring manager

Pros

If you're in activation (aka "Deliver") you get lots of interaction with the sales community meaning fun parties, outings, and gifts from vendors. Great 1st job out of college - you will learn a lot from the training programs Starcom offers TONs of vacation time and "unlimited" sick days

Cons

Always understaffed - no matter what team - so be prepared to work a lot of long hours and not have a good work/life balance. You might work 60+ hours a week, and maybe some time on the weekends. Compared to other agencies the pay isn't great (especially since the hours suck) Team management is hit or miss - some are great and know the entire team by name and some you rarely see around the office

Pros

Typical agency with reputable clients but long working hours

Cons

Long working hours but good on cv

Pros

Great exposure to the industry as a recent grad.

Cons

Long hours and can get a little hectic at times

Pros

Fast growth within the company if you put up with long hours and working during weekends.

Cons

Long hours, poorly trained mid-senior management.