Direct Impact has it's positive and negative qualities, but mostly negative - Recensione dipendente - Senior Project Manager presso Direct Impact

Great cultural environment, flat hierarchy, lots of opportunity.

Irregular review cycles lead to issues among junior and mid level staff

Relatively flexible in terms of telecommuting, coworkers are generally pleasant, good benefits from being part of the larger Burson-Marsteller/WPP world.

Despite marketing itself as a small firm, DI is still part of the giant Burson/WPP bureaucracy and functions as such. The work is strictly managing field teams, which means you're tied to a desk and conference calls all day and not much creativity involved if you're interested in other facets of public affairs/public relations. The annual review process is confusing and managers are generally indifferent to their direct reports' success. Focus is on hitting revenue goals instead of client service.