Swanson Russell Associates Reviews

Pros

-The people -Competitive benefits -Hybrid wfh policy

Cons

-sometimes internal changes are slow to happen

Pros

I've often heard "if you're the smartest one in the room, you're in the wrong room." You won't have that problem at SR. Everyone - from the project managers and designers to the executive leadership team - are good at what they do. You're bound to learn something, regardless of experience level or position.

Cons

A fast-paced agency environment has its stressors and aggravations. At peak times, workload can be daunting.

Pros

Great company with great culture.

Cons

The client industries are limited.

Pros

Great company culture and work life balance

Cons

Small raises at times and not many bonuses

Pros

I think there are truly some very smart, talented people at SR. But I think they are wasting their talents here.

Cons

- Omaha leadership does not have actual leadership abilities, they've just stuck around longer than other people. - I had repeated issues with a coworker. Frankly, it was borderline bullying, and I know the difference between this and healthy workplace conflict because I've experienced the later at other jobs. Nothing compared to this. Leadership did not care to help resolve it. - Clients are at best boring, at worst unethical (but they know this) - Salary was subpar compared to the big budgets for client accounts. Where is that money going? When it came time for my annual review, my boss said he could maybe get me a 2% raise. A raise wasn't even guaranteed, and with inflation, no raise means making less money each year. - Before 2020, agency-wide leadership said they would never let employees work remotely. This is only now an option because it was forced by a pandemic. Very old ways of thinking about workplace culture. - The Omaha office is incredibly out of the way on 144th and Dodge. Any employee who does not live near this area will have to eat lunch at the office because it's not enough time to get home and back. - Diversity is lacking, and being based in Nebraska isn't an excuse.

Pros

Employee culture, work/life balance was well promoted. Management really cares for employees.

Cons

Client travel, work load balance and benefits could be better.

Pros

People that really trust and care about each other.

Cons

Sometimes slow to react when it comes to promoting deserving individuals. They could be more competitive in this way.

Pros

Everyone who works here is so kind and incredibly talented. Definitely people you want to be around. Excellent ad work

Cons

Can’t think of any cons

Pros

This place is very inclusive and acts as a team! No matter what tasks are completed or who completes them its always a "we" effort. We found this, we did this, we advise this. All the people that you will work with are very kind and eager to help and provide insight.

Cons

The company is big and there are a lot of accounts. There are some people that you will never work with and not get the chance to know without making an outside effort.

Pros

OK benefits, financially stable, some interesting clients, company events

Cons

Leadership/management, heavy/unmanageable workloads, non-competitive salaries, inconsistent/unfair promotions and opportunities