No Strategy in Marketing - Marketing Optiv Employee Review

1.0
Jun 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Unlimited PTO, cool office space, great colleagues.

Cons

The CMO has no understanding of Marketing Strategy, and no long term vision. Either he doesn't care enough or respect his team enough to rely on their expertise. And instead, makes snap decisions that do not contribute to long term goals. As a result, the Marketing department has become one giant popularity contest because the only way to win budget is to be the favorite flavor of the week. Work here if you'd like to be treated like an order taker for whatever random marketing activity seems "fun" this week.

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Great work-life balance in the company

Cons

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Pros

Unlimited PTO Supportive Management Depending on who you get Good work life balance as long as you don't take the job with you after hours Work from Home Hands on Training - could still use improvement Annual pay increase

Cons

2 layoffs in a year when they keps saying everything was fine.... Laying off core contributors so now everyone who is left is doing the work of 2-3 people and not being compensated accordingly Only way to get a worth while pay increase is to move up in the company the annual increases are not inline with inflation or cost of living

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