Avantages
- Clients: it's true what they say, the work you do at M+R is important and it is fulfilling to spend your time on these campaigns for a living. This can be a con though - it's an agency after all, and you won't always love your clients, even if you love the cause. - Coworkers: the staff at M+R are genuinely some of the kindest and smartest people you will meet, and that isn't just a tagline. - Culture: there is a culture at M+R that does have a steep learning curve, but once you're part of it you will really feel like you belong. Culture will vary by office, but the NY office is dope and full of really cool people who just want to do a great job. - The union: it's great to know that you are covered by the union if anything happens. There are guaranteed salary increases and protections against immediate dismissal. - 3 weeks vacation + sick time, health insurance is pretty good and they have a 401k match. - Promotion opportunities: M+R is very clear on the expectations for your current role, and what the path to promotion looks like. If you do your job well, you will be recognized for it. I've seen others' reviews stating the opposite, but this does vary by area. In my experience, you will not be held back if there are opportunities, you need to be willing to jump in and willing to fail.
Inconvénients
- The workload. It will take a couple of months to catch up to you, but you'll be in for 9 hour days regularly. Just when you think the work slows down, it picks right back up as you're moved around to different teams or new projects are taken on. Clients are becoming more demanding during this prolonged WFH environment and it's increasingly challenging to be as productive, which management has not acknowledged. Summer Fridays is a joke - off at 3 pm every OTHER week -- this was recently switched last year, it used to be every week, and it should have been re-instituted during COVID. Work/life balance is a challenge here. - Constant feedback loop: M+R is ALL about feedback, but it feels like a never-ending cycle that rarely has concrete solutions. Many people give feedback "for feedbacks sake" and it's super obvious. Upward feedback is encouraged but almost impossible to implement, I'd go so far as to say upwards feedback is a black box. They hear you, they will validate your feelings, but it won't mean much at the end of the day. - Turnover: people come and go here frequently, and 2020 has been the year of people who were here for 3-10 years leaving. Management is more inadequate than ever when it comes to team staffing, and it's nonstop onboarding and off boarding across client teams.