ThirtyThree Reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

Gavin Anderson

75% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

ThirtyThree has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ThirtyThree employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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83 reviews
4.0
15 Nov 2016

I've had amazing career opportunities

Anonymous employee
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Pros

From the organisations I have worked at throughout my career Work has by far been the one that has provided me with the most learning experiences, new challenges and opportunities to do new things. The people are positive and supportive and the smartest I have worked with. This is a company that really does its best for its people

Cons

Resource constraints can sometimes be frustrating but I guess that's the same everywhere these days

2.0
12 Jul 2023
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Pros

• Small agency so you will get to know everyone • Good Roster of Clients • Generally an opportunity to enter awards • Ability to WFH • Very good with diversity and inclusion

Cons

• Cliquey • Lack of training • No support for juniors • IT issues - Systems/ software are very old and clunky. • No room for progression • Management doesn’t encourage you on your career path • No budget! No socials, limited culture • Very hierarchal in some teams, lacking hierarchy in others • Low salaries, especially when denied promotions on no grounds. • Blamed a lot on Capita, when really it was just poor management • Very limited opportunity to come up with ideas • They don’t play to your strengths • Limited Creative resource- they're are overworked. • No acknowledgement for hard work/ long hours or winning new business. • Low morale • Very high staff turnover - lots of people jumping to competitors. • Misunderstanding from CS on what the job role of the creative is • Blame culture. • Witnessed and experienced unfair treatment/ bullying • Only 1 person in HR – they are overworked and not always available. • Poor communication from seniors to juniors- just expected to know things • CS are very poor at writing and handing over briefings • Favouritism from management. Means you don't get support, good clients or promotions if your'e not one of the favourites. • Not given the same amount of time as colleagues in the same team to do the same thing, but expected to produce the same quality of work. • No budget for junior creatives to go on shouts or shadow but expected to produce the same level of work as seniors. • Not inclusive if you don’t live in London, but they also don’t pay well enough for you to afford to live in London as a junior • Unprofessionalism – things said by management about other colleagues • Very limited 1:1s with line manager - I had 2 in the span of 19 months.

2.0
19 May 2022

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Pros

Great culture when we were working in the office, nice people, Friday quiz, good atmosphere, some interesting clients and work. Rising figures.

Cons

Lack of progression opportunities. No one in management taking responsibility of progression, pay rises, transparency. Instead things are blamed on 'capita' with no explanation. Not much acknowledgement for hard work or working long hours. Taking ages to rehire when the team are already overworked. Seriously underpaid staff, especially junior staff. Jumping through hoops to not rock the boat with some of the creative team who don't listen to briefs. Zero budget for anything that might make people feel valued, my team often had very low morale. Not keen to offer training. Zero benefits. High staff turnover - lots of people jumping to competitors. Also just noticed that a previous, very detailed negative review has been removed...

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