Mis-leading and over-worked - Project Manager Mediaplanet Employee Review

1.0
21 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ok social culture, drinks, outings.

Cons

Mislead you into being a "project manager" but you're just a glorified Sales exec. They don't train you on their processes, you just get plunged into the deep end. The amount of work at the start of the project is unrealistic to the deadlines, and they are NOT sympathetic when you can't make the deadline. The turnover is really high, I was there for only 6 months and saw 3 people leave. They promote young people who have done well in Sales but have NO idea how to manage people, and become as unsympathetic as their seniors. The salary is really low, but you are expected to stay late all the time, so much that if you don't stay late at least twice a week, people raise eyebrows???! Horrible place to work, but I understand that is what Sales is like. Bu they should really make that clear, and not go round employing people as "project managers" but as Sales executives.

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Mediaplanet Response
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Hello, I am very sorry to hear that your experience at Mediaplanet wasn’t what you had hoped for. We are spending a considerate amount of time to trying and to improve the working environment at Mediaplanet and your feedback is therefore very much appreciated. Following from your feedback we have gone back to our recruiters to ensure that they are being extremely clear at all stages of the interview and onboarding process about what the role entails. This is something that I will also take note of when I conduct interviews personally. We have recently added more support staff to our team to help support new members of staff and are constantly trying to improve our training and try and manage the work load at the start of a campaign. Mediaplanet employees always have been and always will be my first priority. If you would like to provide more feedback, it will always been welcomed, listened to and actioned upon. I believe you know how to contact me if you would like to do so. Sincerely, Alex Williams

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