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      2.7

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (21 total reviews)

      Donovan Neale-May

      41% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.7

      Culture and values

      2.6

      Senior management

      2.6

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Compensation and benefits

      GlobalFluency has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GlobalFluency employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      21 reviews
      1.0
      17 Feb 2016

      Beware. Do not work here for any reason. Do not believe the fake positive reviews.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Some rare nice employees, relaxed dress code.

      Cons

      This is the worst place I have ever worked for. *Compensation is low & benefits are bad (employees now have to pay for 20% of their insurance and the insurance itself doesn't cover much). *No reviews & no raises, despite what the employee handbook says Work methods used are prehistoric. There is no strategy, management will tell you to do something they know won't be successful, but "at least we can say we did it." * If you come up with a new idea, management won’t be open to listen to it, they'd rather continue with whatever they’re used to doing, even if it sets you up for failure. *Turnover is so high and since the environment is so toxic, even interns won't accept job offers *Many people have just been laid off, the company is not doing well at all because management refuses to acknowledge their mistakes. *Environment is very unprofessional: VPs & managers use names to call employees below them, thinking it is funny. Employees insult other employees behind their backs, as well as clients. Some yell. Some watch TV all day. Some just sleep at their desk. All of this is tolerated. If you report a problem, no further action will be taken, management will just laugh at it. *Just because you are in a position of power and can mistreat people, doesn't mean you should. Despite what upper management may think, it is not the repetitive work, low pay or no raises that make people leave the company. It is the unfair environment and poor treatment. There used to be an unskilled, rude, and abusive manager that was promoted twice just because she had been the longest with the company and was close to upper management. It wouldn't have been so bad, but she had no clue what she was doing, tried to make people under her do her work, and also mistreated employees under her. Upper management was either blind or closed their eyes to it. This person belittled people constantly and played mind games with them. She also got some people laid off for no reason. Whether you did your job right or wrong, she would always make derogatory comments about it, and she would make you do her job, taking all credit for it. She knew what she was doing was wrong but her behavior was tolerated there, and even encouraged, since she was promoted and abused her power.

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      10y
      Hi there, I hesitated writing a response to this review. Clearly, your time here or your departure has left a lasting bad taste in your mouth. However, I did think it was important to post something...even if it was just an apology that your time with GF damaged you to the degree you have vented here in your post. Just to clarify, as a company, we do not solicit positive feedback posts on Glassdoor. I know it is a practice that some companies engage in, and it would certainly be easy for us to do...but really...I just think people have better things to do with their days! So the reviews that are here are not solicited, fake or somehow fraudulent. Just as we respect your intensely negative review, we also respect the positive ones and don't try to pad or fake them. I also am quite concerned by your allegation that problems, when reported, are ignored. This is something quite serious and will be looked into. We are, and have always been, a small company...so looking into any unresolved or ignored reported issues should be handled in short order. In thinking back on the last handful of people who have left GF (outside of recent staffing layoffs where we moved to right-size certain teams) I have also reached out to several to understand if they left because of an abusive manager. You see, the language you have used is incredibly specific and serious. Should you wish to elaborate or provide specific instances where, as you have stated, a person was doing something wrong and this behavior was encouraged and promoted, I personally would like to know. I encourage you to reach out directly to me a lmiller@globalfluency.com to outline these specific incidents so I can review them and take appropriate action. Thanks for your time. Liz
      1.0
      11 Mar 2015

      A case study in mismanagement

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      You'll learn a lot in you (probably short) time here. You DO get thrown into the deep end from Day One, but chances are you'll come out knowing how to save yourself from drowning, NOT how to be a great swimmer. Catch my drift? There are genuinely awesome people here and you'll get a chance to try lots of different things, but the pace is so fast (one might say artificially so), you'll feel like you're not getting anything done.

      Cons

      Incompetent, rage-prone management, psycho clients, cliquey work environment. In PR, you're only as good as tomorrow's headline. That's the nature of the business. But here, management consistently over-promises to clients and when results don't immediately materialize, junior people are "motivated" through screaming and subtle threats ("we're going to lose the contract!"). It's treatment I've never received in a workplace before or since. You'll notice a core group of people who don't seem to do anything except gossip loudly in the halls and have long lunches on the patio. These activities appear to be key to the agency's operations. Try to ingratiate yourself with those people. It's probably the only way you'll last. It's a small company but forget about getting to know all your coworkers. This place is a revolving door and people quit/are fired/hired at an alarming rate. Also, get used to screaming matches, both behind closed doors and out in the open for the whole staff to see. Get used to being on the receiving end of some of that abuse, no matter what you have (or haven't) done. Go outside for a quick cry, if you must. Others have. You're never going to get anything done. Just accept that. Look, there's "fast paced" and then there's just poor management. If your priorities shift on you several times a day, if you have so much on your plate that you never make progress on anything, if you're always the last person to know despite repeated requests to be a part of planning...well, which case do YOU think it is?

      1.0
      16 Jun 2015

      Wolves in sheep's clothing...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      A lot of great, overworked, brow-beaten people work here. It's that general Nazi-whipped fear that allows you to make friends quickly.

      Cons

      Old boys’ club, fake niceness, micro-managing managers who are exceedingly dumb, owner of the company is EXTREMELY cheap. Think Scrooge McDuck, Mr. Burns cheap. There are several employees who definitely don't pull their weight, but instead of firing those people or getting them further training, managers will just pile the work on your plate and expect you to be happy with it. One manager in particular will only come bother you early in the morning, noon (lunchtime), and after 5:00pm. Basically, all the times that no one wants to be bothered. There is absolutely no forecasting. If you even try to plan out projects in advance, someone will absolutely come and screw it up for you. Expecting you to just drop whatever you're working on to attend to their "needs."

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