Toxic work environment - Graphic Designer BuzzBee Employee Review

1.0
10 Jun 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-A decent place for juniors to get their foot in door, just don't stay too long. Along the way they'll also find out what it's like to work under a hostile, incompetent, dishonest, and borderline-neurotic boss so they know what to avoid in the future. -Most of my colleagues were intelligent, hard-working and kind

Cons

Simply put, working under Michele Keeffe was brutal. One moment she would be singing your praises and the next she would rip you to shreds. The last straw was when she told everyone in upper manager that they needed to write a positive review on Glassdoor. No joke. Personally, it took about 1 year to undo some of the emotional/psychological damage I sustained in that environment and I know I'm not alone. Whenever I meet up with my former colleagues we inevitably end up sharing war stories of our time at BuzzBee. It's almost like therapy. Please, do yourself a favor and find another place to work. It will add years to your life.

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Pros

Flexible, inspiring and neat projects.

Cons

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4.0
13 Jul 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The small company environment allows for flexibility, creativity, wearing many hats and an opportunity to be involved in the business at many levels. Overall, I would say pay and benefits were fair, possibly even above other agencies. I really enjoyed the ability to work from home and have a good work/life balance. A big pro to BuzzBee is that you get to work with the Creative Team with some of the brightest, smartest people in the business! BuzzBee definitely tripped, feel down, and now is back on two solid feet as new life and new clients have been acquired. I worked at the company during tough times, but it was great to see how people formed a team and were given a chance by the leadership team to perform. Acquiring new clients have helped chance the work and has allowed for a new dynamic to form (for the better).

Cons

I was often unsure of processes because it felt like they were changing often, but I feel that was also related to the evolution of the business. The Microsoft book of business can be a tough one and the clients are demanding, but I wouldn't say that is a fault of BuzzBee - just a fair warning.

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