Great people, no work life balance - Project Director Ipsos Employee Review

2.0
9 Jan 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are amazing. They work hard and have some of the biggest hearts out there. The company itself sounds great on paper - its one of the largest in the industry. Good name recognition.

Cons

Where to start. There's no work life balance and the expectation is that you sacrifice yourself for the client. People are stressed, it's the norm, and there's no break. People are leaving left and right for good reason. You can't live like this for long. And there's no room for promotion. Good luck trying to become a moderator if you're a project manager. Otherwise you're just stuck in operations, mindlessly and furiously fielding research.

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Cons

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