Purple Reviews

2.8

36% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

16% positive business outlook

Purple has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Purple employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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113 reviews
1.0
21 Jun 2022

OUTDATED, TOXIC, GENERIC "PR" ATTITUDE

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Looks alright on your CV. Some nice people, Nice HR.

Cons

No training or on-boarding whatsoever. There is an expectation for new employees to have to same level of company knowledge as those who’ve worked there for years. There is no effort made to integrate new starters into the team. The office is incredibly isolating and cliquey, and people tend to stick to talking to those in their department. Awful pay. You are definitely not rewarded for the work that you put in. There is little room for progression. Terrible, unsupportive management in a hierarchical culture. Whether it is with workload, mental or physical wellbeing, there is no support from managers. Bullying culture (especially from the most senior team members) is rife. The general attitude seems that “I went through this bullying so should to” as if we are all living in an early 00s romcom, is not cool. This is not the Devil Wears Prada. Lack of a diverse and inclusive culture. You can hire POC to fit your diversity quotas, but if you aren’t fixing the toxic culture that is so deepening engrained, then you will never actually make staff feel comfortable in the workplace. Extremely high turn-over of staff.

1.0
1 Dec 2020

Soulless, even by PR standards.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Interesting clients and good prestige

Cons

It's a little like a playground for ex Bedales School kids who watched Mean Girls a few too many times and seem to truly believe in their own competence.

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Purple Response
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We work hard to provide every employee with a happy and meaningful journey - we're very sorry to hear this wasn't your experience with us. We'll continue to work hard to build our world-class global company and improve the experience for everyone who joins us.
1.0
27 Oct 2020

Avoid working here!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nothing at all, it is a non-progressive and backwards company

Cons

Caroline Lynch, most of the leadership team and no real HR

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