Local Singaporean toxic agency - Associate Director Mediatropy Employee Review

1.0
26 Sept 2024
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Pros

Some colleagues are really nice and get to wfh

Cons

-Poor management overall. -The workplace is filled with toxic, incompetent micromanagers who destroy the culture. -My director is all talk—overly aggressive, toxic, messy, emotional, and contributing nothing of real value. She likes to comment on deck or message on chat with long repetitive, constant, basic questions that are irrelevant and she can answer herself- she shouldn’t be managing a team. I heard many others share the same complaints. - The culture feels very local, leaning heavily into Singaporean practices. - Internal meetings are often just scolding sessions. - they like to have multiple internal meetings here without agenda -The turnover rate is extremely high. -Upper management never admits their mistakes; you can see it in their review responses, where they deflect blame back onto the reviewers.

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Mediatropy Response
1y
Dear former employee, We're not sure we have someone with your profile as one of our former employees, so we're not sure you're a genuine poster. It is quite disappointing to read a very racially-charged feedback against Singaporeans from your post. More than half of our directors and heads of departments are non-Singaporeans. In fact, Singaporeans make up one of the smallest percent of our company's population. It is really unacceptable to be alleging cultural toxicity based on nationalities. Although we have not had anyone of your profile in our company in the last few years, it is very clear that you have unresolved anger and resentment even after leaving the team, We practice an incredibly transparent culture where everyone shares their thoughts openly with each other and find a way forward to resolving issues. Everyone, from the interns to the directors, has daily direct access to all levels of senior management as well as our HR team. We also have a policy of limiting all internal meetings to only 30 mins (max) or 15 mins time blocks to ensure that our teams are not bogged down by meetings. We're sorry you did not manage to resolve these pent up unhappiness while you were with us. We wish you the best in your future endeavors, and hope that you've finally moved on to your next adventure with some peace of mind. Sincerely, Mediatropy Team

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Mediatropy Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're pleased to hear you had a positive experience with your local team and enjoyed our hybrid working arrangement. At the same time, we're sorry to hear that your experience with management did not meet your expectations. Mediatropy continues to evolve as we strengthen the business and refine the way we work. We recognise the importance of clear communication, consistent decision-making, and strong leadership, and these remain areas we continue to focus on and improve. While experiences can differ, we encourage employees to raise concerns through regular check-ins, feedback conversations, and exit interviews so we have the opportunity to listen, learn, and improve. We appreciate your feedback and wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
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