Equator Reviews
Updated 1 Mar 2021
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Approve of CEO
John McLeish
15 Ratings
"Adapted well"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equator full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- People - Leadership - Exciting Work -Flexible Employer - supportive - plenty of opportunity to broaden horizon - adapted well to the Covid situation - rewarding
Cons
- Could put more emphasis on the team getting together (even virtually) - Managers deal with things differently
Continue reading"Heavy on the client side"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Equator full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
It was at one time a good company to work for. Sociable. Interesting
Cons
Heavy on client side. Tended to follow the client irrespective of the repercussions
"Good"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Equator full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good medium OK Average Excellent
Cons
Excellent Good medium OK Average
Continue reading"Avoid!!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Equator full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Some really nice colleagues - The social aspect was quite nice with the summer bbq and Friday drinks to get to talk to other colleagues from different tribes and departments - Somewhat ok salary - Casual wear to work - Looks good on your cv if you do your time
Cons
- A lot of blame culture that goes on within the company. - Bully culture, if you speak up about any higher ups nothing will get done about it. Best advice is to stay quiet and do your work. - The MD appears to want the best of staff and wants to help staff develop but he's only mainly concerned with profits and billable hours. Projects get underscoped and then devs are left being pushed to meet impossible deadlines and expectations. - Not really interested in staff feedback, only the ones higher up matter. MD says his door is always open but to be honest, he's just focused on his own profits. - People that progress and make it up the ladder are the ones that just stay and do their time then over time they just naturally get promoted, rather than skill related. I guess that's their reward for sticking it out? - Lack of compassion, if they don't like you they just get rid of you with a snap of a finger. Seen it happen to a few people. Not somewhere you want to be if you want a stable job and don't want to be involved with the cliques!
Continue reading"Poor."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Equator full-time for more than a year
Pros
Co-workers & clients. The difficulties of working at Equator are widely known, so having time spent can look good on your CV.
Cons
Micromanagement rife, poor culture, salary below average. Very uninspiring company to work for.
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"Good company but unrealistic work expectations"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookI worked at Equator full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good clients Good/talented employees Good management Good office.
Cons
Overworked Too much responsibility put on client services team. Other teams should be trusted and given more project responsibility. Cliquey More training required
- Helpful (2)
"Could be better"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Equator full-time for more than a year
Pros
Range of clients which are big names Talented people
Cons
Equator is OK but I expected a lot more from Scotland's biggest agency. Huge focus on profits and productivity over building genuinely good websites. Projects start with good intentions but there's so many different people involved that they end up being much more hassle than they should be. Management have tried in the last year or so to improve things but the management team have little outside experience, they've all been there for around 10 years plus. So hard to assess when you've never stepped out of the company. Salaries vary wildly, as a developer I found that even other mid level devs were paid as much as 10k less than I was. Doesn't seem fair or consistent. Client services team are OK depending on who you deal with. Some make your life extremely difficult. There's a real in crowd or clique I suppose, and I recommend staying out of it or any chat around it. Strange atmosphere at times. But I usually put my headphones on and get the job done. Not really an issue when you're working from home. Others have suggested to do your time here as it looks good on your CV. But actually not many people make it past two years. I've been here over a year now and weighing up the next move.
Pros
Strong business with quality staff
Cons
Can be a little too hands on
- Helpful (1)
"Good people, touch culture"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Equator full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Lots of talented people. Lots of people to learn from and chances to get experience.
Cons
Not a great company culture. It’s obviously a business, but it’s way too profit driven. Staff feel like like they’re making up the numbers so clients can get billed as much as possible.
Continue reading - Helpful (1)
"You get what you put in"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equator full-time for more than a year
Pros
- great opportunity for development - wide range of clients - People - exposure to different aspects and roles of working in a digital agency - benefits - pay - hard work is appreciated and leadership want to hear what you have to say
Cons
- sometimes the time it takes to make a decision - consistent communication
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