Does Mirren Business Development pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mirren Business Development employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mirren Business Development. This rating has decreased by 49% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mirren Business Development?

22% of Mirren Business Development employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mirren Business Development 2.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.0 for culture and values and 2.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mirren Business Development?

Anonymous Employee (7) , Anonymous Employee- Former Employee (5) , Event Manager (5) , Anonymous (4) , Project Manager (4) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (3) , Events Manager (3) , Former Employee (3) , Manager (2) , Marketing (2)

What are the pros of working at Mirren Business Development according to real employee reviews?

"The team was genuinely good to work with." ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing coworkers and exposure to interesting projects." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mirren Business Development according to real employee reviews?

"No one lasts long and leadership is delusional at best about their responsibility to treat employees well." ((in 9 reviews)); "The management is horrible." ((in 7 reviews)); "Leadership is unethical and unprofessional, intimidating employees, and firing without a justifiable reason!" ((in 5 reviews)); "The reason employees were miserable was due to the cruel and horrible CEO!!" ((in 4 reviews)); "Employees were expected to work brutally long hours and handle awful stress." ((in 3 reviews))

Mirren Business Development Reviews

2.0

22% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)

Brent Hodgins

22% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (69 reviews)

Mirren Business Development has an employee rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Mirren Business Development employee rating is 46% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

69 reviews

1.0

11 Mar 2022

Horrible Experience. Run the other way.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Casual dress Updated technology Bonding with other miserable employees

Cons

*** BEWARE: most, if not all, of the positive reviews for Mirren were written by the CEO himself or he forced current employees to write them. I know this because he forced me to do so during my employment*** - The management is horrible. I witnessed multiple people get screamed at to the point where they were in tears. The CEO constantly would yell at employees in front of others even at the smallest inconvenience to him. He had no compassion or understanding and led with an iron fist. - The management cannot handle change and I can’t imagine they could handle COVID-19 and being virtual. - I had a friend who was working for them during the pandemic and they said they were miserable, working 11+ hour days, getting yelled at because management couldn’t “manage” anything correctly due to them not seeing everyone in person at every waking moment, etc. - There is a lot of turnover, which makes sense because the management is horrible. But I was sad to see so many awesome employees come in only to get so depressed at their work that they had to leave. - the HR team was the CEOs wife. So good luck ever having any help from HR when the CEO was acting out of line.

Mirren Business Development Response

4y

Thank you for sharing your concerns. Admittedly, everyone was a little gutted to see this rather extreme post. We have a talented team, who all take tremendous pride in what we’ve built at Mirren. And, it's taken a team effort to build such a good name in the agency industry, providing the best training and conferences. We continue to have a flexible and collaborative culture that allows everyone to help set priorities and plan their own work time. Team members are regularly recognized for their brilliant work – including our event team lead, who was instrumental in the production of our incredible conference this month! You’ve made several posts over the years and we all hear how upset you are. While you are talented, as you know, it wasn’t a good fit and it became necessary to conclude your short time with us. As it’s been a number of years since you worked at Mirren, we kindly ask if you would consider refraining from more posts. I’m also happy to speak with you one-on-one if that would help.

1.0

29 Dec 2014

Difficult Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Occasional company lunches and outings, casual dress, modern furniture and technology, good opportunity to wear many different hats as the company is quite small and understaffed.

Cons

Very difficult culture to navigate. Some great people working here, but management is abrasive and abusive. Tendency to place blame on others, throw employees under the bus, overreact to small challenges, and make every task extremely urgent in priority. Does not take feedback well, and only gives feedback when it's negative. Workload is intense and often serves no purpose as management wants final say in every decision. Don't expect much autonomy, flexibility, positive feedback, or camaraderie here. Environment shows signs of stress, and employee turnover is very high.

1.0

30 Sept 2014

Worst Job Ever.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I made lasting friendships here in NYC due to being in a "Mirren Support Network" after going through the traumatic experiences there. Seattle, heed the warnings you read on this page.

Cons

It pains me to see the "positive" reviews on here, which are clearly fake and written by the 1-person management team. BEWARE JOB SEEKERS - This job really IS as bad as my former colleagues and I are describing. There is a complete lack of professionalism at Mirren. You won't learn a single thing that will prepare you for working at a good company. The management screams, throws things, belittles employees, name-calls, and disparages your work. Working there is akin to being in a well-decorated loony bin. Mirren hires people who have one thing in common: Desperation. When I worked there, management made us take a psychological test to determine how "dominant" we were -- because Mirren only hires submissive people. Among the WORST things about this workplace is that you will not better yourself. You won't leave this company knowing more about your career, or having built any confidence or gained any valuable skills. In fact, it will be quite the opposite. This job will hurt you professionally, and will hold you back from your own success. Employees are so unhappy in this environment, and it' s a revolving door of employee turnover. When you get there you meet the manager's relatives and friends from childhood whom he passes off as his "employees who love it there". It's a scam. Real employees do not usually last more than a couple months. There are truly serious issues at this workplace. I am writing this in hopes it will protect people from having to go through what I had to endure. So no matter how much money Mirren offers you, when you just start to think "But I'm different, I can handle it, I'm tough, and I so desperately need a job"......just remember this: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

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