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Charles River Interactive reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Mark Desrochers

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Charles River Interactive has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Charles River Interactive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
3.0
Jun 27, 2018

Average at Best

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Pros

CRI was a good place to work with a lot of good people. Overtime was almost never necessary. Come to work, do your job, and leave. Pay was fairly competitive and the company was willing to give raises once they realized you were essential. I did enjoy my time at CRI and learned a lot from my coworkers.

Cons

High turnover - In the time that I was there, 5+ people were fired and 5+ people quit; which does not build confidence in a workforce. Management also left a lot to be desired and did absolutely no mentoring of employees. Not only were employees extremely underutilized at times, but there was absolutely no formal training for new hires. The energy/morale at CRI is pretty negative as a whole too. The employees are constantly unhappy with management and management is oblivious to this and still think they ‘know what the employees want.’ CRI also has a habit of telling employees that big changes are going to happen…and they almost never do. This in itself is bad for morale and really made the employees not trust anything that was promised by management.

4.0
Jan 4, 2018

Great agency with potential

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Pros

Lots of pros here - like great team and most of the team cares about the clients and want to do a great job helping them. President very caring about people and community and goes above and beyond to help out. Definitely opportunities to grow and learn outside your disciplined area, just need to speak up. If you have built up a good reputation internally you will be rewarded. Great set of high profile clients. Current employee base is dedicated and fun. Structure is not static, changes for the better happen frequently, company is always trying to improve.

Cons

Same agency challenges as always, nothing different there. Traffic to get in/out can be a drag, again, nothing different there - traffic is bad everywhere.

4.0
Jul 27, 2017

Wonderful Work Environment

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Pros

CRI is a great place to work with awesome people and an excellent culture. There is an encouraged air of transparency and open communication enabling new employees to learn quickly and seasoned coworkers to work together taking on many products simultaneously. They have a very diverse client base which leads to interesting and varied projects - you will never be bored. This company really made me feel cared about - strong emphasis on community and team building (weekly beer hour is also a huge plus). I really enjoyed my time at CRI and broadened my PPC expertise and work ethic.

Cons

Rapid growth and acquisition of clients could sometimes lead to heavy workloads but there was always a good support system to supplement increasing projects

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