WPP Reviews

I worked at WPP for a few years and unfortunately, it was a very unpleasant experience. The company doesn't seem to care about its own staff, and there are so many people in high positions who are not competent in their work and abuse their power. The company only gives pay rises to people who have better relationships with managers, and there is a big gender pay gap. In addition, there is clear discrimination against women. Overall, WPP is a toxic place to work, and I wouldn't recommend it unless you are a big seller. You don't need any expertise or skills, just a big mouth. In short, I had a terrible experience at WPP, and I would not recommend anyone to work there.

Where to begin... I witnessed first-hand the staggering incompetence within much of the IT (ET) department. It’s no exaggeration to say that many people seemed utterly unaware of how to perform their own roles. Everyone appeared to be winging it, hoping not to be exposed. The real issue, however, was that most were never found out, and the incompetence persisted indefinitely. What’s worse, some of the least competent individuals excelled at presenting a facade of capability to senior leadership. This strategy worked remarkably well for them, leading to promotions and new opportunities — utterly disgraceful. Achieving any meaningful progress was rare. Asking a question often resulted in a frustrating game of hot potato: you’d be passed from one person to another, none of whom had answers or solutions. The result was pure disorganisation and chaos. If Guinness did incompetence, this would be it.