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Voltage Advertising

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Fine, but would not recommend - Anonymous employee Voltage Advertising Employee Review

1.0
12 Mar 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The non-management people you will work with are great. Casual environment, work from home day once a week.

Cons

ZERO direction from CEO, upper management, and "HR." Compensation/salary is a joke- they will pay you the lowest amount possible not because they want to cut corners (which is also true) but also because they are broke. The company has undergone MULTIPLE instances of non-profitability, resulting in layoffs every couple of months/years. They prefer to hire contractors rather than full-time because of their cheap mindset. Eric, although kind, is not a leader. CEO/founder? Yes. Leader and team player? No. He gives absolutely no direction. He simply only wants the "cool" stuff that comes with this industry. He is on trips 85% of the time, resulting in a lack of communication, management, and staying on task. He wants all the fun without any of the strategy or real work, and this shows when almost every single project is completed or worked on days before the deadline, despite having known about the project months in advance. Overall, the great work environment and lenient vacation days are not worth the other 90% of the time you are in the office getting ideas rejected, given zero direction, and working for a company that will not last in the long run. There is ZERO opportunity for growth in this company.

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5.0
1 Mar 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers and fun place to work Great downtown location

Cons

At times there is a lack of direction

2.0
22 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the side projects can be fun. I really liked my co-workers at the time. Life balance was good, not so much anymore one day work from home a week.

Cons

Eric is a free spirit type that will have a million wackado creative ideas, which is fun, but also can be controlling, yet unclear on feedback, and derails almost all projects. There will be a million changes, and most of the time you are picking projects up last minute when he gets bored and wants to move to something else. The files you get from him are giant messes. Side projects usually don't go anywhere either. Eric will disappear when there is bad news/any confrontation. He's inflexible to any pushback. Not clear on direction. Just wants to "make cool stuff" his way. Most of the leadership is out of office sporadically. HR is a joke. You can definitely feel like this is a Mormon company. Not being religious or male leaves you at a disadvantage. Voltage has high ambitions but no flexibility or plan for the future. Pay is not competitive, they prefer contract to hire, if they offer you a full time job they will offer you low. They use other employees/interns to try and spy on everyone else.

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