Pros
My co-workers at Brandmuscle were some of the most hardworking, passionate, and creative people I have ever worked with. Company culture among employees is great, but is extinguished by management.
Cons
- SEVERELY underpaid. Brandmuscle hires employees straight out of undergrad that do not yet know their worth. There are no yearly raises. There are no raises at all. Bonuses were introduced and immediately taken away - No room for growth. If you want a promotion, the person above you has to leave the company. This could mean is your supervisor has worked there for 10 years, you may never move up in the company. - Undervalued. Our design work was belittled to our faces by upper management. During a meeting, one of the VP's called the designers "monkeys" because of "how easy it is to do our jobs", meanwhile they didn't know our names or job responsibilities at all. - Company culture is dead. There used to be social events, team-bonding, training, incentives. All were removed by the time I left becuase of lack of funding. - UNDERVALUED. They furloughed 2/3 of their staff due to COVID. We were put on an HR call and muted so we were not allowed to ask questions. My coworkers who had been with the company for decades were let go without explanation. Very few people including myself were kept on hold for 18 weeks and asked to come back without warning, then let go again. There is no communication among management, except for letting employees know how un-valued they are there.