Pros
I can say two positive things but both come with a downside. 1. I worked with a lot of really wonderful people and there often was a tight-knit family feel. However I believe our bond was rooted in shared misery. We all struggled through a very toxic environment together which brought us closer. 2. I was able to advance professionally at BuzzBee because the environment felt so grueling and trying that only the strong survived. In order to get ahead and stay afloat, I learned to be a one man show and do everything and I learned very quickly how to manage conflict and how to deal with unrealistic expectations.
Cons
Cons: The points brought up in the other negative reviews are completely true of my time at BuzzBee including the unrealistic expectations around work hours and I will add the following: • In my opinion I was made to feel like I was never doing enough or like I was not good enough, even when I was successfully carrying an exceedingly heavy work load. I am not opposed to a culture that strives for excellence and pushes employees to work hard and grow professionally but there has to be a point when employees are rewarded and acknowledged for meeting or exceeding expectations especially when the expectations felt so demanding. • Working at BuzzBee felt like a nightmare and I felt constantly brainwashed and emotionally abused. Every single person I have spoken with who has left the company is much happier in their new role or company. • There were always new missions and visions, new focuses new organizational structures and new performance management processes. The cycle felt never ending and the company was constantly reinventing itself and creating a lot of unnecessary processes and internal projects. • I worked with a lot of talented people at BuzzBee but it seemed that there was never a focus on quality. All that seemed to matter was $$$ and because of this people were doing work far outside their capabilities. In order to squeeze every last second (i.e.; billable dollar) out of employees, the most junior level employees were managing projects, account managers were writing, and writers were doing design work. It was a mess and in my opinion it showed in the final work we delivered.