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Broken promises - Recensione dipendente - Campaign Assistant presso Cowshed Communication

1,0
19 giu 2021
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The best part of working at Cowshed was the people. They attract some of the very best and most talented people who made it worth it. Self development membership was also paid for which was great but time wasn’t given to do this.

Svantaggi

The downside being that all of the amazing people that do join the company weren't taken care of. Within just weeks of starting, my mental health was down the drain and the long days, never ending to-do list and emails at all hours, even on the weekend were taking its toll. I quickly learned I wasn't alone in feeling this way, that many had felt the same and left and many still there were feeling it too. This was brought up to management but no changes were made, we were just told to manage our time better. Training was basically non existent despite a large number of new employees leading to added pressure and stress when not doing things 'the right way'. 1-1s with managers were consistently cancelled because everyone was so busy and the promised hours for self development and early Friday finishes were the exception rather than the rule. Working late and on the weekends was also the norm and promises of getting that time back, were never kept. We were constantly told 'it will get better, just gotta get through the next XX amount of time but it was just non-stop leaving you feeling overworked and under appreciated.

Risposta di Cowshed Communication
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Thank you for taking the time to share a review here. We listen to all views, negative and positive because they help us develop and hopefully get things right. We’re glad you mentioned our amazing people. We’re proud of our colleagues and value the difference they make to our clients . It’s true, it’s a demanding job; we demand a lot of ourselves and try to deliver the best for our clients every day. We know that at times it can be difficult to strike the right work life balance so we try our best to help colleagues do just that. We’re sorry that you didn’t feel we got it right. We are a relatively small, client facing comms organisation so there are peaks and troughs when it comes to workload; sometimes our clients need our support outside of standard working hours including evenings and weekends. Over the period of coronavirus it has been especially difficult to manage our resources to match demand from our clients and we know we haven't always got this right. With this in mind we have focussed our efforts to recruit more resources ahead of demand so we build capacity into the organisation before we need it. We hope this will make a positive difference. We are working hard to improve recognition with big actions and small ones and are committed to make sure our work life balance is good. Lastly are doing all we can to encourage colleagues to call it when things aren’t right for them. Thank you for your time and commitment and all the very best with your career.

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5,0
22 ago 2024
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

I have had the best start to my career in communications with Cowshed, thanks to an incredible supportive team full of creative and inspiring individuals that come together to make magic. Working in the campaigns team, I had the opportunity to work for some fantastic clients in various sectors. I really appreciate how my managers have supported me in building my career, I started here as a Junior fresh out of uni and had various promotions since. Work is recognized and rewarded and you're given space to develop the skills you want to. Would absolutely recommend to anyone wanting to work on brave campaigns that have a real impact on people in Wales and beyond.

Svantaggi

Open up a Barcelona office! ;)

5,0
29 apr 2024
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Cowshed only works on campaigns it believes in, clients it loves and campaigns that work. Also has a great work ethic, grounding itself in a healthy workplace culture with EDI at its core. Amazing to see calibre of talent recruited and how quickly reward comes with promotion. Staff enjoy great support for career and personal development and inhouse access to mental health support. There’s also a generous benefits package. The monthly social events are great fun. Everyone takes turns to organise so always something different to look forward to. Great colleagues. Sad to leave but the time was right for me to hang up my cowbell and retire.

Svantaggi

None that I can think of!

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