All the red flags just look like flags with your Dudnyk blinders - Anonymous employee Dudnyk Employee Review

As highlighted by the existing reviews, it is obvious even at first glance that virtually no-one is "on the fence" about Dudnyk. Its either 5 star or 1 star. The positive reviews were likely written by the management in an attempt to whitewash this site. Most of the senior management brags about being with the company for "X many years" as a boast of authority in their field, but in the creative/marketing industry, this can paralyze an organization, as in this example due to the lack of modern training. Many senior members have not held similar positions elsewhere and as such lack the real-world experience needed to successfully collaborate within a diverse team. This, I feel is the heart of the culture clash at Dudnyk. Senior creative employees are extremely insecure with their personal work and will often target individuals they perceive as a threat (self awareness of inevitable irrelevance maybe). As mentioned in other reviews, new ideas are encouraged but when presented, are often shot down and not actually welcomed. The fact that Dudnyk habitually hires senior employees from outside the organization instead of promoting from within shows the lack of faith this leadership places on mid-level and junior employees, which is in stark contrast to the amount of responsibility that is placed on junior and mid level employees, as noted by the poor work-life balance and the bar in every office. Late nights and weekends are something you better want to participate in if you consider working here. Work WILL come to your desk at 5:30 and you MUST stay till its done, and yes you are expected back in at 9 the next morning, regardless. Much of this is due to the lack of efficiency within the project management structure (which has been in flux for years). Egos. Holy smokes! In creative meetings mgmt. rallies around everyone to come up with "cutting edge - never been done before designs", however their cutting room floor is frequently their greatest creative resource [insert recycle symbol here]. Great ideas percolate up through the ranks from junior and mid-level artists until, it hits the brick wall of the management. ego. Make no mistake there is disdain in the ranks towards management because of this. If you find yourself as part of one of the few cliques, wonderful! If not... keep your head down, and resume` warm. There are many stories of people quitting or getting fired for "no reason given", as such, turnover is incredibly high. In spite of all of this, striking work does get delivered to the clients, though it needs to be said that this is at the cost of the lower level employees work-life balance, because the project management in this company is an absolute joke! Projects constantly need pointless rework because of poor, or no communication, lack of proper planning, failure to yield to warnings, leadership being disconnected from the modern digital age, and the wrong person doing the wrong job. (also just sloppy work because of unrealistic timelines and "process") If you are still considering Dudnyk, here is a fair warning: pay close attention to the sick day/PTO offerings, it is like no other white-collar job I've ever seen (its terrible!) Many people lost an average of 2 weeks when moving to Dudnyk. Also paychecks are for "X" hours... count on working more than that. Period. Negotiate your salary adjusted for min. 45 hours.