Pros
As a recent graduate, this seems like a wonderful opportunity. You are surrounded by young people, there are office perks such as happy hours, team events, and raffle drawings. You are also drawn towards the agency setting, which is great for your resume. You have other individuals that are on your team whom you can rely on for help during the initial training period. You have a week off at holidays, which is truly amazing.
Cons
The cons FAR outweigh the pros of this company. To begin with, there is VERY LITTLE to NO advancement in the company. You are vastly underpaid, and the 'jump' in salary from Account Representative I to Account Representative II is hardly enough to sustain you. If you are a college graduate and not living with a parent for free, this paycheck would hardly be enough to keep you afloat. The worst part about this position and company is the tedious work that you are doing. After the first initial month, when you have mastered the gist of what you will be doing, your job does not change. You realize that you will be doing that precise, unfathomably boring job for the foreseeable future. You have long hours where you are simply a monkey pressing buttons on a computer for the entire day. The company tries to distract you by offering sporadic activities to make you feel as if there is a fabulous work/life ratio, but the truth is that there simply is not. The office is political, and often cliquey. Some teams are designated to be more 'challenging' than others, which helps the members on 'easier' teams to feel as if they have a more comfortable work/life balance. It was almost torture to think that I would have to stay there for a time period longer than a year. Advancement is tough, and takes a long time. The turnover rate is INCREDIBLY high. Don't work here unless you are comfortable leaving after a year, and living with your parents.
