Exponential Reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(259 total reviews)

Dilip DaSilva

72% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Exponential has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Exponential employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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259 reviews
1.0
5 May 2017

Great place for your career to die

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are absolutely things about this company that are better than anywhere else I've ever worked. - No one works a full day or comes in to the office every day, so the work/life balance is truly unmatched anywhere else you go. Think 2-3 days per week in the office for a couple of hours and the rest of the time, as long as you appear online you're fine. - Exponential got rid of their bonus structure about a year ago and rolled the bonus amounts into everyone's base salary - so your salary will be higher here than anywhere else you go, they are staggeringly over-inflated. - All of the offices have parking, for when you do go in and most of them provide catered lunches. - If you're going to join this company, go into the sales dept. You'll understand once you're there.

Cons

For many people, the above pros outweigh the terrifying cons mostly because you'll be able to get unemployment in the event of your inevitable untimely demise. Exponential is a slowly moving, slowly melting ice berg. It takes out anyone in its way (so be prepared to be a yes-man), but also have a life raft ready for when this thing crumbles. Which will come sooner than they realize. They're a far cry away from where they need to be in the marketplace in every respect - programmatic offerings, capabilities in terms of targeting and performance, understanding what clients need and want, employing people who actually want to work hard, etc etc.

2.0
28 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Exponential pays pretty well. This appears to be due to the fact that 99% of non-client/agency direct facing employees are based in India and offices tend to be city-adjacent, so you're NEAR a major city, but rent is cheaper. Free lunches Mon-Thu @ HQ (although this can be a debatable pro, free food is free food, I guess). No-cost benefits, company covers all insurance costs. There is also a russian roulette of sorts as to how hard you need to work at your job. Recruiters will battle the obvious rate of attrition with smoke and mirrors and pointing out plenty of employees who have been with the company 5+ years. Upon further review, a lot of those 'lifers' are coasting in questionable jobs, never in the office, or just don't care. Depending on where you land, you can potentially coast along and do the bare minimum for the forseeable future. If thats what you're in to. My suggestion for success if you do decide to take on a role at Exponential: act like you're really busy all the time, meet deadlines, and people will think you're good at your job. Lastly, if you're loud enough and in the right people's ears, you MIGHT enact some change. BUT you'll also be under a microscope for getting up on your soapbox and the coasters will inevitable roll their eyes at you.

Cons

HR/recruitment team will tell you to take these reviews with a grain of salt. It's like Yelp, you're only going to see the disgruntled and the happy (cough padded by marketing employees cough). I'm not disgruntled by any means. I am certainly looking forward to bigger and better things, but I don't have an overall negative look on my time at Expo thusfar... That being said if you're smart enough to scope out these reviews before taking a meeting, there is a high probability that you will not be happy at Exponential. Rather than putting together some cheeky diatribe, I will share some observations that I classify as cons: - Products severely lack innovation or a compelling value proposition. - Job responsibilities change at least once a year, the job you are interviewing for is most likely not the job you will be doing. - Constant matrixing and unmatrixing (on the sales side) and changing of who's client facing... The sales structure takes on a 'throw it against the wall and see what sticks' approach. - Generally, no confidence in the ability or knowledge of 80% of sales leadership. - Systems are antiquated and seem to be down or unresponsive at least biweekly. - It is blatantly obvious that people are idiots/liars, yet it seems to be impossible to be fired. - Re: firing, the company's approach to 'letting someone go' is making them miserable enough to quit. - Roles have a very low knowledge ceiling, you can learn the proprietary systems inside and out, but you'll learn very little that will help you in the industry. - No CFO. Seriously... what? The company withdrew it's IPO and the board of directors was slowly 'bullied' out.. whaaaattt??? - CEO is a nice guy, quiet, but somewhat approachable. At the end of the day--big picture--he's an engineer, not a business man. - Little to no opportunity for growth. There is a '1 year rule' for the ability to even be considered for a promotion (despite desperate need) and example cases of advancement and growth within the company seem to be out of date.

2.0
1 Oct 2014

You can do better...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good pay and benefits for the level of talent in the company - Opportunity to gain global work experience - Easy to work here as there are so many resources/people in each department - Some smart and talented employees and senior managers.

Cons

- CEO's leadership, communication, and vision. Nobody's input or opinion matters. - Culture is terrible...nobody is happy - Good pay, but many are overpaid. Frustrates many of the talented employees being paid equal to those unworthy. - Many people are slacking off or coasting. Hard workers are questioned about why they work so hard. - Disorganization and inconsistencies in business direction - Most talented people who want to challenge and innovate get shunned. Most tenured employees, the yes men/women, are praised.

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