Stay away - crazy turnover, low salaries, horrible hours and culture, sinking ship - Recensione dipendente - Assistant Account Executive presso Russo Partners

2,0
2 ott 2014
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Most people there are incredibly smart and nice

Svantaggi

This place will only hire you if you have an advanced degree - PhD, MD, MBA or combination thereof. They use the higher education of their employees to convince clients they have the smartest people working for them - which is kind of true - but they'll then pay you and give you a job title like you're straight out of an undergraduate degree. I have a PhD and was given a salary in the 40K range. They then make it clear that that's all they think you're worth. You'll never be valued at this company for what you're actually worth. When after working there for 5 months I asked for more money as the 40K range was just not cutting it for a 10 hour a day job given my education I was told I was getting paid more than I should be and they could hire someone for 10K less tomorrow that would do a better job. That's how you'll be treated if you work here. For such a lousy salary the hours are pretty bad - usually around 10 hour days - and if you leave before 6pm ever they'll freak out. Also for some reason the culture at this company is terrible despite most people there being pretty awesome. No one takes a lunch break - everyone's like afraid to leave their cube for even 10 minutes to get lunch - it's kinda sweatshoppy in that regard. Work here and your muscles will atrophy - including your brain. The work they gave me to do could be done by college kids - but instead they'll hire you with a PhD so they can sell your degree to their clients. Once people realize that the pay and culture suck and they can do better elsewhere they leave - they have a horrible turnover problem. In the 8 or so months I was there 3 people (out of 10 employees) left and even more have gone since - so they are constantly replacing people.

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Risposta di Russo Partners
11y
Russo Partners does hire many individuals with advanced degrees. This is part of our culture and is one of the key benefits we offer our clients – people who actually understand what they’re up to. Many of the individuals we hire with advanced degrees come in with little or no business experience. Some work out. Some don’t. It’s a big transition to go from pure science to public relations. We spend a lot of time training and for those who click, they move up quickly in terms of salary and responsibility. All of our salaries are above industry standards for title and responsibility. Our average tenure is around five years. For those who don’t make the cut, the average tenure is around six months. Lastly, all members of the management/owner team are actively involved in the day to day work of the company as would be the case with any boutique agency with a strong reputation in the industry.

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5,0
22 apr 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Very collaborative environment and interesting clients. Access to C-suite executives very early on, with the opportunity to make a real impact.

Svantaggi

Demanding job, but I expected that coming in.

1,0
29 apr 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Competitive Salary, Big Bonuses. Excellent Benefits.

Svantaggi

Unhealthy workload makes it difficult to enjoy life outside of the workplace.

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