A role where you’ll always be worrying about job security due to a lack of clients and fear mongering from the top
Pros
A subsidised canteen. There are lots of nice, green plants knocking around. A fridge in the kitchen where you can pop your lunch in to keep it nice and cool.
Cons
This is no creative agency - they’re only concerned about making the most senior people richer, while the ‘doers’ are left to work insane hours on terrible projects in what seems an endless loop of misery. It’s all about how many 0’s are in the bottom line. Overall, I can only describe it as cataclysmically demoralising, which leaves you questioning all of your decisions that you have made in your career, which led to you working here. They are propped up by one client who brings in 80% of their revenue. But this relationship is dwindling, so a merger is on the cards. This will bring redundancies, an even worse atmosphere…so on and so forth - you know the deal. Recent promotions have seen the heads of certain departments step into fictitious, made up roles to promote how well the women within the agency are doing and get a nice little article into Campaign magazine. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for this, but they do it in a forced and fake manner where these lucky few do nothing to warrant such promotions. Geometry pride themselves on a great culture where the people are put first. Yet key people at the top couldn’t actually name 75% of the employees on the floor. Worked until 5am on a pitch? Don’t go expecting a lay in the next day. Another 9am start looms. You can only get a doctors appointment for 3 in the afternoon? Better try and self medicate. Flexible and understanding to their employees Geometry are not. Designers - you’ll have nothing to show for your time here in your portfolio. Account handlers - say you’ve worked at Geometry with their clients, and prospective companies will run a mile.
