Sales Rep - Anonymous employee Refinery29 Employee Review

1.0
Apr 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is an arrogance about management that gives them licence to treat you like garbage and yet, people are attracted to the company in the hopes that it will be different for them. I like that the company is hot, but what good is it if you are underpaid, overworked and under appreciated.

Cons

A plethora of missteps going on simultaneously creating a high level of stress and anxiety for just about everyone other than senior management. Poor communication leads to low morale and criticisms are not always constructive and can be cutting at times.

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Cons

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Pros

Refinery29 was training day, every day. The pace and creative expectations forced you to sharpen fast. I cut my teeth here over four years and came out a fundamentally better strategist. The work was culturally plugged in, the people were sharp, and you were trusted with real responsibility early. If you wanted to learn how brand, content, and audience intersect at speed, there was no better place.

Cons

The intensity that makes it a great training ground also means the environment runs hot. Not everyone thrives in that — and depending on your team, support structures varied. The company went through a lot of change during my time, which created some instability.

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