Pros
* Dogs are now permitted in the office. * Free barista every morning. Free breakfast (fruit & bagels) on Mondays. * Walking distance to Starbucks, the beach and 3rd St. Promenade (until we have to move inland next year). * Since HP is no longer a client everyone is allowed to use a mac. * Fridge is stocked with Miller Lite since/while they're a client. * 180 name looks good on a resume. * Free parking you can use on weekends (hopefully not because you're working).
Cons
* 2 of the 4 managing partners (including the founder) have left the agency in the past 6 months. * Leadership bend over backwards to say 'yes' to clients without strategic thought or consideration of time needed to produce work. * Work is often given away for free to try to make clients happy. * No process and zero accountability. * Speaking out against inefficiencies is fruitless. Promises of change and support for teams come with no follow through. * Teams are overworked and it gets worse with a continual revolving door of employees leaving and no backfill of their roles. * Very prominent and open culture of sexual and racial harassment from the "men" at the top. * Speaking out against any harassment will make you a target. * There is no HR department (HR Director was included in May's lay offs). * Leadership is vengeful against employees who leave the agency, even those who leave on good terms after many years. * Limited to no career growth. Reviews do not occur regularly and raises are rare outside of creative and leadership.