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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
4.0
May 18, 2016

SEM towards Digital

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very comfortable work atmosphere without the fear of management always looking over your shoulder. Able to show your strengths of working on your own as well as with a team. Always enough co-workers willing to give their help no matter the difficulty of the task. Management looking for current employees thoughts on how to become more efficient and successful seriously. Flexible enough towards coworkers for their needs as long as it isn't abused. The location is wonderful with a café and a gym included as part of the premise.

Cons

The biggest annoyance is simply the commute as I-95 can be jammed packed during peak hours whether it is north or south. Can be very stressful when errors aren't fixed right away as delay can cause more stress. Lately the turn-over seems to be higher than normal, but with expansion a company easily sees change.

4.0
Apr 18, 2016

Account Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Growing company with a great mix of big national clients and smaller local ones. Really nice group of coworkers... very supportive and collegial. Comfortable team atmosphere. Very busy office, but no more than you'd expect in an ad agency. Motivated, entrepreneurial employees are highly valued.

Cons

Along with rapid growth come growing pains. Seems like a number of the issues from a year ago that have been unresolved are finally moving forward -- like improving internal communications, bringing in new hires with way more experience, staffing up on the client management and strategic planning end, etc. Getting into the office park in the morning/rush hour can be frustrating.

4.0
Apr 4, 2016

Charles River Interactive = "CRI"

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Pros

Great company atmosphere; tue to the agency lifestyle with toys around the office, beer in the fridge, and cubicles decked out with fun decorations and free gear. The company is not super rigid with working hours; some work 730-430, others 830-530, and some even push it to 9/930-6/630 depending on their commute preferences. Everybody puts in extra hours here, so leaving to pick up your daughter from daycare, go to a dentist apt, or even leaving early to get to a Red Sox game in time is never frowned upon or recorded meticulously for make up hours. Everyone is expected to be 'doing their job' without Big Brother over their shoulder. Great company events as well; quarterly they try to do something 'fun' during a work day like volunteer work and a bar, bowling and a bar, sports event, and a bar, etc. (see the theme!). There is a variety of personality types and ages here, which really helps with new learnings and experiences both professionally and personally.

Cons

Waltham is not downtown Boston and public transportation here is not the easiest. Small company, so when someone is PTO we all work together to take on their workload; meaning sometimes, things are stressful. But since everyone takes vacation, it is office karma to help when help is needed. There are rarely 'lazy' or 'slow' days at the office; always something to be done year round!

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