Ipsos reviews

- Upper management tends be very disorganized. Deliverables on their end almost always need to be fixed. Can be very time consuming. -Very tight deadlines (often due to client and upper management’s lack of planning), which often puts more stress on operational teams. -Multiple structural changes. I have switched multiple teams. Big con if you are someone who is looking to be promoted since you are constantly changing managers (aka fresh start). -Management can be micromanagers. -Project Manager route does not have a lot of options for moving up (account managers can move up to a senior role, then director, then vice president). However, for project managers, it feels like the highest level would be senior project managers. Kind of makes me wish I took the Account Manger Route. -Not enough team members for the amount of studies going around. Can lead to periods where workers are drastically overwhelmed. -Office is pushing for employees to go back into office. Not the best idea considering the amount of time people take to commute back and forth and the increased likelihood of needing to stay later for work. Not family friendly or even mental health friendly. - Mental health has been declining for me personally in the last year. Ipsos was once a great company, but it seems like they have doubled down on their values. - Very little diversity

14 people left in 4 months on a team of 60 people. Despite this, leadership continues to push the narrative that this is just normal turnover and the solution is for the remaining team to work harder. They also say that they are hiring, but hiring is always lagging behind departures, so the remaining employees are doing the work of multiple people. Additionally, there is no consequence for under performers (people who cannot make decisions independently, people taking the lead on a project and then taking unexpected of vacation in the middle of delivery). This means the other employees take on way more than they should. Burnout is incredibly high Requests for work life balance is met with comments that imply the problem is the employee instead of the 75h work week. To be successful here, you have to be willing to work with no guidance or supervision, no support, and have leaders who don't support you claim your good work for themselves. Leaders do not talk to each other, because they are all so possessive of their own silo and they don't share knowledge or resources.