Sinking Ship - Anonymous employee RAPP Employee Review

2.0
17 Jul 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-free breakfast including cereal, greek yogurts, bagels/muffins, and fruit (although they stopped serving AS MUCH to stay "lean" a new Rapp principle) -Thirsty Thursday aka 30 minute Thursdays: loose term for a time for people to "gather" to learn about the agency's projects and status, eat free cheetos/popcorn, and drink alcohol -Alcohol Cart Friday: free booze..the nice stuff with lots of chocolate for the office at 4pm

Cons

-layout of office/office environment...back to the future-esque furniture? everything is outdated. people are still in cubes. go to the creative department floor and you feel like you're on set of the show Mad Men minus the smoking and dapper men dressed in suits. its dreary and depressing. -high turnover. they keep hiring the wrong people for the wrong roles. rarely do they ever find someone that is an actual fit for the company, team, and account. Average stay for a new hire this past year? 45 days. -lack of attention to junior people. stop wasting your dollars on not so smart hires and invest your dollars in your people. nurture existing talent. raise these junior people to be excellent account/creative professionals or else you're going to continue to lose good people -new CEO. with the hire of the new CEO, people are scared to open their mouths and stand up against him or to even just voice their opinions in fear that they may lose their jobs. your people are not happy. -loss of identity. RAPP doesn't know what they stand for. They seem to continue to go after healthcare business pitches because thats where the dollars are. Rapp is not a healthcare ad agency. Bring in more savvy clients...cool projects or sexy brand names.

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RAPP Response
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Thank you very much for your feedback. As RAPP evolves we encourage employees to give us feedback in ways that we can improve and I am concerned to hear that you did not have the experience you expected. We are committed to ensuring we have the best talent in our ranks; allowing these employees and the organization as a whole to learn and grow. Changes are happening at a large scale so I understand that it is easy to feel frustrated when not seeing immediate improvements. If you’d like to discuss your experience further, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at jenna.wengler@rapp.com.

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