Avoid working on the marketing team at all costs - Marketing Specialist Stantec Employee Review

1.0
2 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Can have the opportunity to work with talented engineers.

Cons

Being a part of the Stantec 'marketing' team means nothing more than being a glorified proposal administrator. Being creative and having a personality are seen as negative for this position. There are no opportunities for career advancement and compensation is not up to industry standards. The Southeast team, in particular, is run like a sorority house. I enjoyed working with the local engineers, but any dealings with the marketing higher-ups was like beating my head against the wall. My advice on joining this team - DON'T.

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Cons

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