George P. Johnson reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(451 total reviews)
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Chris Meyer

83% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

George P. Johnson has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The George P. Johnson 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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451 reviews
5.0
Jan 26, 2017

Love this job!

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Pros

GPJ has incredible energy and really great people. Everyone from top to bottom in the company exudes positivity and seems to really like what they are doing. Having dogs in the office is awesome and so is the flexible hours.

Cons

The work is stressful when you don't feel like you have enough time to do your best work. Clients have unrealistic demands and budgets to create the end result they want.

1.0
Apr 21, 2015
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Pros

-Great exposure to top brands/companies/accounts thereby connecting you so you get your foot in the door with a top name company -Huge learning experience

Cons

-Incredibly overworked and under paid -Non-existent advancement opportunities -Not flexible with work life balance - they expect you to work ridiculous hours and be on the road a lot, but don't give on their end with things like work from home when needed, etc. -Upper management does not care/listen -The bottom line is all they care about, not people -Zero to no training/personal development

3.0
Feb 11, 2012

Not a real agency

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Pros

GPJ has some of the sharpest people in the Event Business. You will be able to work on High Profile accounts with sizable budgets & dynamic teams. GPJ is truly a global company with 24 offices worldwide and now one of several agencies held under the Project: Worldwide. This is a good place to get your start in the Agency World & a nice company to have on the resume.

Cons

GPJ likes to call themselves an agency when what they really do is build exhibits & execute events. You will not being inventing new ad campaigns or even have any input with your clients on doing so because GPJ typically executes a plan that has already been planned either by the client or a large Ad Agency (ie Chiat, RPA). Probably most important, GPJ is not well diversified. About 70% or more of their business is in Automotive making it highly dependent on the performance of that industry. For example, there were huge layoffs in 2008 & 2009 for no other reason than the severe contraction of the Auto industry.

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