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2.1

25% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Mike Standish

40% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Advanced-Online has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Advanced-Online employee rating is 44% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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25 reviews
2.0
24 Apr 2014

no. NO. NO!!!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

laid back on hours and you can wear whatever you want

Cons

Now this is a job for a special kind of person. If you are a person who doesn’t know really much of anything, and cant think for yourself, what a perfect match! Apply now! If you are a mindless drone, this is perfect for you. If you are incapable of intelligent thoughts or producing those thoughts as words through your mouth, PERFECT! If you are not skilled in anything whatsoever, have not gone to college, no plans to go to college, do not qualify for college, or aren’t sure what college is, apply now! If you like to sit around and talk about useless information for hours at a time, while having a giant to-do list, and getting none of it done, well that’s basically a daily meeting at this job.. Oh then be ready to be answer why you have no work done. It’s truly amazing how this company runs. To the outside world, it is really impressive. To the inside world, it’s probably comparable to the ACTUAL inside of the world. Towards the center of the core of the earth where the pressure just keeps getting harder and harder and hotter until you either break from pressure or morph into some mindless reptile where that much stress and conflict is normal. My position was in the art department, which is the safest place in the company. The amount of work put on one person back there though, is an unrealistic and outstanding amount. The jobs are non-stop and overloading. According to the owner though “the art dept is overstaffed”. So don’t plan on anyone helping you. You either swim the Nile back and forth for months or you will be scolded for drowning and then blamed for your own death. The company has some good though, if you have kids or need a semi flexible schedule, it’s good for that, I will admit. Every quarter there is a company lunch, in which the same terrible Mexican food is served. Don’t eat it. Bad life choice there. After food and a lecture from the owner, most likely on politics and him telling you how to raise your kids (“you’re a terrible parent if…”) there is a raffle and gifts and cake. The cake is nice. The free stuff is nice. There is no more nice. There is no HR department. No coffee. No “thank you’s”, or “please’s” or “good job’s”. It is only “why did you mess up!” “Why isn’t this done!”. Some employees are very nice and very helpful. Out of 150ish employees, I would say about 15.5 are educated and know what they are doing. (The owner is that half percent- He has his moments both ways). The rest of them will blame you for their mistakes and truly not understand that THEY were the cause of the mess-up. The people who in charge are in charge, not because they are qualified, but because they have been working there for 20+ years and well that’s a good enough reason for them. So basically, my advice is don’t work here, unless you match any of the qualifications listed above.

2.0
18 Sept 2013

Not a job I would recommend to my worst enemy

Anonymous employee
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Pros

relaxed dress code and work environment, profit sharing, a few good people...just a few.

Cons

Where do I begin... backstabbing is promoted from upper management. Owner of company believes that in-fighting is good and is a way to help the company grow. Benefits are not that great, $5000 deductible for insurance??? One lunch a quarter from the same greasy mexican restaurant every time. This company has absolutely no culture. Sweat shop environment. Did I mention backstabbing? Everyone is on their own, nobody will be looking out for you. Nobody in management has a backbone, everyone is afraid of the owner. Hope you like minimum wage.

1.0
16 Dec 2013

Avoid unless you're out of a job

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You can wear casual clothes. Some of their clients are big name brands that look good on your resume. Nice building, and great location on 635 / Royal.

Cons

Backstabbing is rewarded. The pay is below average. The pay gaps are astronomical. The overall education level of the company is incredibly low. More than 75% did not go to college. Some are high school dropouts. They have a discrepancy system that documents any time you make a mistake. These mistakes can be written by your coworkers, and are displayed for the entire company to view. You are given a short time to explain why you made the mistake, and why you'll never do it again. The system is mainly used for personal attacks. Many employees develop health issues because it's a very stressful environment. The president of the company makes business decisions based on emotion. Upper management will speak to you like children. If you become manager, expect to work nights/ weekends and have that extra effort ignored. If certain people don't click with you, they will do everything in their power to have you fired. Most upper management are lifers, and have been there 15+ years. Micromanagement stalls the company growth. New ideas are continuously shot down. You're either a "yes-man" or a "bad attitude". There is no team-building. You are groomed to hate your co-workers, which will eventually seep into your personal life. They have a quarterly lunch, with the same caterer each time. The president will usually use this time to give an incredibly negative speech about the lack of company growth, and the bad economy. The walls are blank, minus a few cliche motivational posters.

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