Culture similar to an insurance company - Senior Account Manager Americaneagle.com Employee Review

2.0
Dec 29, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

-Massive company, at socializing you can easily rise through the ranks. - Good opportunity to get an agency job with no skills or prior experience.

Cons

-Lack of talented people compared to most other agencies. They hire right out of college, and if you stick around for 10-15 years you become a director. They brag about how long people stay at the company, but honestly, for an agency, that means people who work here do not have enough skills to get recruited in-house for the big companies. -They treat everyone like a college intern, I've never seen an agency micromanage people to this level. You have to bill at least 7.5 hours a day to CLIENTS. If you don't do this at the end of the day you are locked out of crucial systems and your boss and your bosses boss get a message. Besides how insane this is it creates a toxic culture, if you don't get assigned enough work you look bad, then you start trying to jump on projects just to log hours for the day. This amounts to fraudulently billing clients so that you don't get locked out of the intranet for the day. I've seen directors and managers jump into a project they are not needed in just so they can log client time and look busy, I've seen devs estimate 30-minute tasks at 6 hours because they have no other work. - The owners truly treat this company like a retail store or some kind of insurance call center. They harp on remote work constantly and frequently reference "Leakage" and words you would hear in retail to explain that their staff is not working 100% of the time. The client base is pretty horrible. This is not a cutting-edge agency; they are not doing anything innovative or cool, they don't have much appeal other than saying Christian Conservatives own it, and they are "Family owned". So you quickly find out that they get the bulk of their business on that selling point. You will be building websites for companies that share the same values and, thus, are usually a nightmare to work with.

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Americaneagle.com Response
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Thank you for your feedback. While it's disappointing to hear about your experience, we do appreciate the opportunity to provide some clarity. First, we are happy to have some of the best clients anywhere, including United Airlines, WeatherTech, Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Werner Ladder, the Green Bay Packers, and many others. These relationships reflect the trust and respect our work has earned in the industry. Regarding your comments on hiring, we want to emphasize that we welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience levels. While we do hire some talented individuals right out of college, the vast majority of our employees bring significant professional experience with them. We're committed to fostering a team that reflects a variety of skills, perspectives, and talents. It’s also important to mention that many or our customers seem to really like the work we do for them. Our Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are higher than they've ever been, and we’re thrilled that so many of our clients love the work we’re doing together. With regard to remote work, the issue of going back to work in an office is a challenge that is being faced by many companies globally. Leading organizations like Apple, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs are taking similar approaches to us – to foster more teamwork and innovation. To ensure we’re aligned with these values, it’s important to note that even our owners work in-person and do not work remotely, though we do provide all of our employees with flexible options. We recognize that no workplace is perfect, but we’re confident in the path we’re on and we’ll continue to strive to make this a great place for our team and clients. If you have concerns, you’re encouraged to address them directly with ownership. They’re open to discussing any issues and providing clarity on matters you may not fully understand. People that are willing to speak up for themselves are much more valuable to a company and the culture than those that hide behind anonymous reviews. In the end it may help your career whether it involves staying with the company or not.

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