GeistM Reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

77% positive business outlook

GeistM has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GeistM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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55 reviews
1.0
24 Nov 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The analysts and other low-level staff were kind and capable Diverse workforce You'll learn a lot about the field Creative flexibility Stay here long enough and you'll be promoted quickly if you can deal in the environment

Cons

Like one of the other reviewers said, I wish I didn't get hired here. - C-suite comes off arrogant, unprofessional, and can be unnecessarily mean. Directors and Managers are incompetent, except for maybe one or two. HR might as well not exist. Engineering and tech staff are fine but they're largely left alone and are separate from the toxicity of the floor, so I don't know what it's like there. - Unqualified senior staff with a tendency to gossip and backstab. - Company cares a lot about its image but still doesn't address issues. - An expectation to be on call and constantly available. Facetime matters. Taking time off is probably a bad decision and you'll likely still work. - Low pay - Unclear and uneven work division. Analysts seem busier than managers, and high performers get more work piled on them. - A focus on all the things lower-level employees do poorly without respect for all the things they do well and how hard they work. Constant turnover. Terrible company culture with traces of fear. I was a little scared to leave this review. Avoid this place and employ your talents elsewhere.

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GeistM Response
5y
Thank you for providing us with this candid feedback. Here at GeistM we are always looking to improve our employees’ experience. Over the last few years we have seen tremendous growth and with that comes challenges in hiring exceptional talent quickly. We believe work-life balance is vital to all of our success and in the last several months have taken steps to do a better job with this, including hiring more experienced managers and encouraging our team to take time off as needed.
1.0
22 Jun 2020

DO NOT WORK HERE

Recommend
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Pros

Work with some great brands Great work experience if you can somehow bear working at this place

Cons

Managers are terrible Leadership team is horrible Work/life balance is non-existent Expect to work on the weekends and beyond normal business hours; that’s just a given Low pay Little to no actual appreciation of employees Strong focus on employees’ weaknesses without acknowledgement nor awareness of their strengths Water cooler gossip and snake managers If you’re considering this place I strongly suggest you take your talents elsewhere As a client, I wouldn’t do business with them if I knew what the company is really like

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GeistM Response
5y
Hello, We take this feedback very seriously and have made feedback such as this the center of our focus for the remainder of 2020. One of the ways in which we are taking this feedback to heart is by implementing training for our management and leadership. These are skills that must be continuously developed and the goal is to up-skill the amazing talent we already have! It is our responsibility to grow our team in ways that not only support them at GeistM, but also as they grow in their careers. We appreciate the candid feedback. We always have and always will continue to cultivate our talent in ways that make them feel valued and supported.
1.0
13 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Coworkers outside of management were friendly and supportive

Cons

-Management was extremely misogynistic, selfish, immature and greedy -Their strategy was to hire young people, usually fresh out of college and pay them far too less for the work (probably still like that) -There is no sense of accomplishment without sucking up to management, which creates a toxic and stressful environment -There have been several cases of harassment that got swept under the rug

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