Stay Far Away! - Anonymous employee VaynerMedia Employee Review

1.0
2 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited vacation, very casual work environment (sometimes too casual...crop tops?! no.), a lot of smart, nice people, fun brands.

Cons

Because the company grew so quickly, they promoted young people to management positions that have absolutely zero management experience. The people who have been there since the beginning have this weird kind of 'friendship" with Gary where they tattle on people that they don't like or who challenge them. It's actually like a weird modern-day sorority that would never fly in any normal corporate setting. The higher-ups in the office are, fort the most part, incompetent. Apparently, that's what the company is looking for and gives those people all the praise. Come in late and leave early every day? Here's a promotion! Don't show up to meetings you should be running? Here's a raise! Brag about only hiring pretty girls? Get another promotion! Honestly, this company could cut out the top management and still get the same exact product, if not better. On top of this, the entry/mid level people who are smart, nice and driven seem to go completely unnoticed. There are people there who who incredibly hard and do amazing work, and get brushed off because they aren't loud and obnoxious (aka they don't fit the Vayner "culture"). It creates a very divisive and disheartening work environment and it's almost laughable...almost.

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5.0
13 May 2026
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Pros

Fortune Portfolio Access Direct Hierarchical Mentorship The office is right outside the Lincoln Tunnel, under ground parking is right across the road from the entrance. Just a 2-3 block walk from MSG. Reading a few of these reviews I want to touch on the fact that, IME: across a 1500+ person company, there's a much higher ratio of people who are willing to support you in any regard to workload balance or burnout. Especially when compared to the average corporation. When you're part of a division with superb leadership, the systems that have been put in place in regard to operative scale are quite impressive. It's a well oiled machine. Yes there are some rusty cogs, as with any other company. But I wouldn't let it dare stop you from applying and further developing the non-static culture here.

Cons

Long work days, definitely not for the faint of heart. Uneven workloads. Could use some stronger Manager Accountability. Confusing Corporate Hierarchy.

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4.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun clients if fully bought into the social-first model and willing to push boundaries, no big tobacco and pharma is light Leadership is very active and Gary will join difficult client calls himself Int. training resources feel endless, keeping pace with innovations Internship doesnt require a degree, if entreprenual spirit and portfolio is strong while the output of social creative is high, have seen it drive performance results time and time again when shared in all-hands

Cons

Typical agency demand, particularly heavy on creatives; turnover has increased unfortunately with culture shift and removal of remote work Very difficult to learn how the agency operates for mid-level ext. hires if coming from traditional agency work, terminology and rebranding changes occur more frequently than i've ever seen, making it difficult to keep up leadership with Gary as CEO obviously protects poor-performers which contributes to losing business there are absolute rockstars that unfortunately carry the workload and become burnt out, with opps to level-up becoming more difficult in past few years

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