Resume builder, happiness ruiner - Anonymous employee Americaneagle.com Employee Review

2.0
Sep 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Extremely talented staff, great people to work with - Develop a number of valuable skills in tech world - Ample opportunity with big-name clients from get-go - Competitive salary and great benefits package - Often promote from within

Cons

- Timecard system that micromanages every minute of your day, squeezes every ounce of profit out of employees and adds unnecessary level of stress - This leads to silly requirements like needing to take half-days for doctors appointments if you can't squeeze them in in an hour - Not enough operations staff to keep up with sales team successes; project teams cut corners to get projects out door due to backlog, put client services teams at disadvantage and cleaning up messes as a result - Company translates R&D costs to client; site features can be sold before teams are sure how to execute them - Not enough HR staff to hire resources needed - Employees extremely overworked, stress levels very high - Conservative views of upper management make for uncomfortable work political atmosphere (for instance, Fox News on every day in cafeteria when Cubs not playing) - Lack of diversity in management positions

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5.0
Feb 25, 2026
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Pros

The company, a well-established agency with deep roots in web development, has strategically expanded into digital marketing in recent years. As a recent employee, I immediately noticed that the digital marketing team is exceptionally talented and highly committed to driving measurable results for their clients. The agency has an impressive portfolio spanning diverse industries, the organization has cultivated a culture centered on performance, partnership, and client success.

Cons

Recent rapid growth needs to keep up with staffing

1.0
May 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Could be a good stepping stone if you're early in your career

Cons

Stop positioning this as a people-first company when everything clearly revolves around billable hours. If you want better work, stronger client relationships, and any kind of retention, you have to move beyond utilization being the only thing that matters. Right now, it drives every decision, and it shows. Give managers real authority. It makes no sense that decisions about people’s performance or employment are being made by leadership who are not involved in their day-to-day work. Either trust your managers to lead their teams or stop putting them in positions where they have no actual say. The constant push to “just bill a little more” or "bill an extra 15 min a day" completely misses the point. The issue is not that employees are not working hard enough. The issue is that the system is built in a way that prioritizes hours over impact. Suggesting that the solution is simply to work more is exactly why burnout continues to be a problem. If growth and development actually matter, then stop making them work against employees. Right now, any time spent on training or improving skills hurts utilization, which sends a very clear message that development is not truly valued. And most importantly, stop dismissing feedback. Labeling concerns as a generational issue or implying people should just be grateful to be here shuts down any chance of real improvement. These are not new complaints. The same themes have come up for years, and they continue to be ignored. At some point, there needs to be a decision to either acknowledge the reality and make meaningful changes, or continue with the same approach and accept the ongoing turnover and low morale. Right now, it feels like the latter.

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