Not bad, but they don't listen to employees - Manager ICON International Employee Review

3.0
Oct 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great coworkers who make the workday fun. 3 company outings a year. Free snacks and lunches for various holidays, and a daily credit to the cafeteria. Good first job out of college. Decent work life balance for the media industry. If you are overwhelmed with work you do have to speak up to get the help you need though.

Cons

Nepotism and hiring executives' kids and friends. Forcing 4 days in office on employees while touting the culture it breeds. This includes forcing you to check in when you're in the office so they can keep track of you. They even had an assigned person to take attendance before COVID. "Unlimited PTO" but everyone gets an alloted number of days in the system and you are actively discouraged from exceeding it. Bending over backwards for clients even if it negatively affects employees. Every promotion gives a generic $10k bump in pay, regardless of the position or its responsibilities. They have started 'dress coding' people and sending them home as if we're in high school.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

fun media events, occasional lunches, work/life balance is decent

Cons

Salary is insulting and growth is stagnant, managers and leadership who throw tantrums (i.e. screaming, storming off, dismissing employees, sending attacking messages) without consequence, instances of very inappropriate relationships and conversation in the workplace, and the place is a rumor mill. Derogatory comments and sexual conversations/relationships shouldn’t be happening at all, let alone stemming from leadership. Unsure if HR is really just that oblivious or if a blind eye is turned, but with the amount I’ve witnessed in just a short period of time, I can’t imagine what else goes on here.

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ICON International Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We take concerns about workplace behavior, professionalism, and leadership conduct very seriously and advise that any reports of misconduct, inappropriate behavior, or policy violations should be be raised with HR so they can be reviewed and addressed appropriately.
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