Horrible Management Incarnate - Avis employé Project Manager Americaneagle.com

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4 mai 2024
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Avantages

Great and kind colleagues you work with. For all the stress and workload they have, they'll try to give their shirts off their backs if possible.

Inconvénients

Private company that dumps loads of work on everyone without warning, leading to team members juggling multiple projects and being super stressed all the time. I worked as a PM there and I lead many projects at the same time, all given to me within a few months of joining. They ranged from small several month long ones to big multi-year long ones that would usually require one's sole attention. As you can imagine, it was awful both for teams and the clients who rightfully expected our full attention. They say that the company is "agile", but it's actually using full on Waterfall on projects. I'm not kidding at all. Like we did whole projects with classic Waterfall steps all the way to QA being at the very end. That's unheard and downright dangerous in commercial consulting. On top of that, they use this insanely archaic timekeeping system requiring you to explain exactly what you did for each several hours or less. They were extremely particular about it too as I had someone reach out to me a few times asking for detailed explanations on what I meant by some of the notes I left on hours worked. I think the owners were lawyers at one time/were influenced by lawyers, and thought it was a great idea to implement the same system in for a web dev company... What's hilarious is that I remember in new employee HR training videos the owners even try to argue and make points specifically that it's a great system even though everyone in the company hates it with a passion. This goes doubly so with the fact that projects are underfunded (coming from a PM again), so everyone's spending each Friday afternoon doing math gymnastics with hours trying to get to 40 without using each projects precious funding up. Even if they use the excuse that it's for transparency with clients, that's straight up malarkey considering every other big and small consulting company I've been at before and after has only ever asked for employees to put just their hours in. It's not necessary for clients to know, and is most likely used as an excuse for micro-management purposes. Don't be fooled by their overall Glassdoor rating either. Many colleagues I worked with surmised that several of the positive ratings come from the company itself since it's not uncommon to find short generic positive reviews with one or two sentences of little substance here. Like with any company you're interested in, look at the negative reviews before positives to truly understand what's wrong a company; there's a lot here. Oh, also as a new employee I got 15 days total for a year to use for time off. No extra sick days, just 15 days to use in the FULL year. That's like the bare minimum for a company to give - a complete joke. It doesn't really get any better with tenure either. Regardless, expect some of the worst PTO/benefits in the industry. There's more I could really say, but this cons list is getting long and I imagine I've made my point now. I bounced out so hard in less than a year. Stay far away from them if you want to be treated like an actually respected employee and care about your work-life balance.

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25 févr. 2026
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Avantages

The company, a well-established agency with deep roots in web development, has strategically expanded into digital marketing in recent years. As a recent employee, I immediately noticed that the digital marketing team is exceptionally talented and highly committed to driving measurable results for their clients. The agency has an impressive portfolio spanning diverse industries, the organization has cultivated a culture centered on performance, partnership, and client success.

Inconvénients

Recent rapid growth needs to keep up with staffing

1,0
18 mai 2026
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Avantages

Could be a good stepping stone if you're early in your career

Inconvénients

Stop positioning this as a people-first company when everything clearly revolves around billable hours. If you want better work, stronger client relationships, and any kind of retention, you have to move beyond utilization being the only thing that matters. Right now, it drives every decision, and it shows. Give managers real authority. It makes no sense that decisions about people’s performance or employment are being made by leadership who are not involved in their day-to-day work. Either trust your managers to lead their teams or stop putting them in positions where they have no actual say. The constant push to “just bill a little more” or "bill an extra 15 min a day" completely misses the point. The issue is not that employees are not working hard enough. The issue is that the system is built in a way that prioritizes hours over impact. Suggesting that the solution is simply to work more is exactly why burnout continues to be a problem. If growth and development actually matter, then stop making them work against employees. Right now, any time spent on training or improving skills hurts utilization, which sends a very clear message that development is not truly valued. And most importantly, stop dismissing feedback. Labeling concerns as a generational issue or implying people should just be grateful to be here shuts down any chance of real improvement. These are not new complaints. The same themes have come up for years, and they continue to be ignored. At some point, there needs to be a decision to either acknowledge the reality and make meaningful changes, or continue with the same approach and accept the ongoing turnover and low morale. Right now, it feels like the latter.

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