R/GA reviews

Very male dominated, lots of arrogance, sarcasm, politics, little desire to meet the person half way or openly discuss issues – if you see any attempts it mostly comes from people who are not mature yet (but good-looking and cheerful, and therefore kept in the company longer) or ones who will be soon "laid off". Nice people who do creative work don't stay there or get laid off. Those who stay in charge hire new ones to do creative work for them. It's no place for an artistic soul.

Your work/life balance at R/GA is pretty dependent on who your team leader/producer is. While most of my projects here have been calm enough that I've been able to pull a normal 9-5 schedule, there have been exceptions where I have had to come in at a regular time, but stay late into the night, sometimes leaving as late as 2am. I was told by others who had been at the company for longer that this was unheard before, but it still stands that this was my experience for roughly 2-3 months as we neared launch. The review/promotion process at R/GA is also pretty frustrating and slow. The company is locked in to an annual schedule for performance review and promotions/raises, which means that you have to wait for quite a while for your good work to be recognized. If you're a skilled dev who's looking to move up quickly at your next gig, maybe this isn't the place for you. Finally, projects at R/GA are dependent on client contracts. If there's an unexpected change in a client's business plan, or if there just isn't enough work coming in for your particular specialization, you might find yourself on the way out.