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      FINN Partners

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      FINN Partners reviews

      3.4

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (379 total reviews)
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      Peter Finn

      82% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

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      FINN Partners has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 379 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FINN Partners 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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      379 reviews
      3.0
      Oct 5, 2016

      Transitioning times

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great snack bar Generous vacation time Interesting clients

      Cons

      Poor team leadership Always acquiring new companies Seems like we're always losing money

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      FINN Partners Response
      9y
      Thank you for your feedback. Let me take this opportunity to share some thoughts on your comments. Finn Partners has grown rapidly over the past four years as a result of pitching and winning new business, growing existing client relationships and also as a result of acquisitions. Finn Partners launched in Dec. 2011 with a staff of about 150, and today has over 500 staff members, and since its launch, Finn Partners has been one of the fastest growing major PR firms in the world. Because of our growth, we have more practices, more depth of expertise in our practices, a broader range of services, and a wider geographic reach to offer clients, and this enables us to win clients we would not otherwise have won. Our growth creates professional opportunities for our staff, and it fuels our profits, which make salary increases and bonuses possible. All of our staff members are reviewed once per year, on the anniversary of their date of hire, or of their last review. Every one of our offices and groups must adhere to industry standard financial metrics, and their failure to do so can impact their ability to give salary increases, the size of their bonus pool, and their ability to hire additional staff. Except in the rare office/group that is underperforming, all employees who are meeting and exceeding expectations receive an annual increase, and also participate in our company-wide bonus program. We do monitor industry salary reports on an on-going basis to make sure that our salaries are consistent with the industry norms, and make adjustments in our salary guidelines for each level, as needed. Our goal is to continue to strengthen our practice areas, our services offered, and to expand our geographic reach as Finn Partners continues on its path as a world class global agency, so you can expect the firm to continue to grow through acquisitions. And, I am happy to report that the firm is consistently profitable, which is what makes it possible for us to give raises, share our profits through our bonus program, and continue to invest in the company. Peter Finn
      1.0
      Aug 17, 2016

      Account Executive

      Account executive
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      Pros

      Happy hour lunches on Thursday and quarterly company outings.

      Cons

      One of the worst agencies in SF! During my time at Finn, many of my colleagues were promised raises and promotions after deserving them, only to be strung along by upper management for months and in some cases, nearly a year. No retroactive payment was given when a raise was issued and employees would have to follow up for months. Decisions take a long time to sort through managing partners (two of which reside in NYC) and overall they won't spend money on talent and the certainly don't have the benefits to make up for it. Very little attention is given to professional development and mentorship programs are non-existent. In my first year, my manager was changed three times. "Spray and pray" mentality towards pitching and nobody is allowed the time to build media relationships outside the office. Very old-school, slow-moving agency that over promises in new business and under-delivers constantly. There are definitely better agencies to work for in San Francisco!

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      FINN Partners Response
      9y
      Thank you for sharing your experience while at Finn Partners. We appreciate your candor and feedback. Happy hour lunches and company outings are important to the relationship building within our staff and glad that you found that rewarding as well. We are also implementing additional professional development and mentor programs to create a robust agency-wide calendar. Regarding raises and promotions, we conduct annual performance reviews on the anniversary of an employee’s start date and make every effort to maintain this schedule on a timely basis. We apologize that our response to your review was delayed and we regret that some of your experience at Finn Partners was less than positive. For the future, we wish you much success.
      2.0
      Jun 6, 2016

      Vice President

      Vice president
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      Pros

      Finn Partners acts the part of a top-tier agency when it comes to office perks such as free snacks, breakfast on Fridays and interesting guest speakers. They also have generous compensation packages and summer hours with the rub that you can actually take them.

      Cons

      With the generous compensation comes serious trade offs. I, for one, was often working upwards to 60+ hours a week including weekends, was on the road for client meetings or pitches at least two times per month. Because the firm is so large and the client base is so diverse, employees who work across client teams (research, digital, creative, etc.) were put in positions to fail more often than they were to succeed because the client teams didn't know or understand bandwidth issues. Finally, this is a good place to work for the younger, single or childless adults but not if you have a young family. The emails (and often work) does not stop and like many agencies you are expected to reply accordingly. Finally, your worth is often tied to how many hours you can bill.

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