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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Mar 5th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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Account Services
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Columbus, OH
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Great agency to work for
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After working at several other agencies in Columbus, coming to Mindstream was one of the best decisions I made in my career. They do not run you down like other agencies where you may work 60+ hours a week. Sure there are times where you put in more hours to get a project completed on time, but overall there is work/life balance here. They have a good vacation policy. The location is great and parking is paid for. They care about your growth and want you to suceed. There is a varity of clients and types of projects, so the work is never the same and is never boring.
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There are no true company wide tools to help with making your job easier (you are left to pretty much figure out how to manage yourself and get your work done). The company runs extrememly lean in order to avoid having to have layoffs (which is smart, but can also cause internal strain on meeting timelines).
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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1003501
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Open
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Invest in a PM, ticketing, timeline tool that everyone can benefit from. You will gain so many efficiencies doing this!
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Dec 30th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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Senior Strategist
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Columbus, OH
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DO NOT WORK HERE
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There are many talented, passionate employees who produce high-quality work and are enjoyable to be around. Sadly, those outside of the leadership clique aren’t given a voice.
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DO NOT WORK AT MINDSTREAM. I came to this agency with 5+ years of agency and brand experience. Believe me I wanted it to be something better. In fact, they got me through the door by promising something better all around. Let this serve as the truth you won’t be told by the HR department. Here’s what you can expect on a day-to-day basis at Mindstream Interactive. It’s a lot of hardship but at least you and some of your friends will be in it together.
You will be told onboarding is your first priority. But onboarding at Mindstream will be unlike any form of onboarding you’ve ever experienced before, simply because it doesn’t exist. All of the people around you will appear too busy and too high strung to tell you what’s going on. This will extend to simple things like accessing the agency server, billing hours, knowing what tools you need and can even use, being invited to meetings, or even being introduced to others.
Then you’re thrown into work with zero client context, zero sense of what you’re responsible for, and zero sense of how teams are working together (spoiler: none of them are). This is interesting because you will hear words like “collaboration” and “curiosity” and “courage” repeated constantly. These core pillars couldn’t be more absent in the Mindstream process, no matter what it involves. Employees end up feeling aimless at best and devalued at worst. When you first catch onto this, you’ll wonder what’s going on where and who’s just sitting by letting it happen?
Look to the leadership. All of these high-ranking people inherited their undeserved titles from what was once SBC Advertising. This is problematic because it has created a clique of leaders with a belief in an “us” and “you” mentality. Management will withhold basic info like financials (“Are we on track this quarter?”), new business opportunities (“What happened with that pitch we worked on for months?”), and major internal decisions (“Wait, when did they quit?”). You’ll also experience extremely uncomfortable staff meetings where management lies about things you know to be false, and your peers listen in silence afraid to voice concerns with valid reasons. This daily tension is part of what makes working at the agency unbearable. At times, it honestly felt like being back in school instead of at work (ex: being required to send a company-wide email every time you take PTO, work from home or even have to leave 20 minutes early for an appointment).
Now this doesn’t mean everyone there believes in this environment. There are many talented, passionate employees who produce high-quality work and are enjoyable to be around. Sadly, those outside of the leadership clique aren’t given a voice. Offering feedback or constructive criticism leads to people being “blacklisted” by the higher ups. So many talented people have come and gone through Mindstream. A large majority of them are doing impactful work and being respected for it elsewhere. Why is top talent treated so poorly? It’s a huge downfall. It feels like you and everyone you work with are expendable. The constant threat of layoffs (which have happened multiple times) and general feeling of instability will keep you on edge.
Then there are even more concerning aspects: sexual harassment that’s covered up, special treatment for those who are “favorites”, total lack of diversity in the workforce, abuse of power from a boy’s club and scrutiny of employees with children and outside lives (ex: director consistently leaving early while the team stays late).
If you’re seriously looking for a new job, I would not personally put my livelihood in the hands of this business. There is a strong feeling month after month that it’s barely hanging on by a thread. Leadership will continue taking its paycheck while running things further into the ground. The rest of the agency’s employees will be left picking up the pieces of their career. Anyone is worth better than this.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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7.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1003501
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Open
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Listen to your employees. Not just the five people in the "in-crowd" that have been working with you for years. Start actually being transparent and keeping your employees in the loop. It may surprise you how much a little bit of honesty can help.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Mar 17th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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Account Manager
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San Diego, CA
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Good People, Merger Was Tough
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- Super nice people and fun company culture
- Smart all around staff and good work environment
- Worked on everything from media to development projects
- Great office
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- Merger hurt company morale and pushed out all of the top talent
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3.0
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3.0
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0.0
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0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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0.0
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1003501
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Sep 11th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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United States
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USA
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RUN, RUN, RUN
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Great offices with great location and view.
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Worst leadership, spoiled millennials who demand VP titles after two years, really crappy people and a ridiculous "CEO" who has no leadership or management skills whatsoever.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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9.0
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1.0
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1.0
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1003501
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Open
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LEAVE. You're not smart, qualified or respected.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Feb 9th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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United States
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USA
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Enjoyed my 8 years with this company
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They care about their employees, great benefits package
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Compensation, job security, growth opportunities
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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1003501
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Open
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Invest in those who are committed to the position instead of replacing them with young, inexperienced employees.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Jul 11th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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United States
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USA
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Disfunctional, inexperienced leadership
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Great office location with downtown views.
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Run far away from this inexperienced leadership and disorganized, toxic agency being run into the ground.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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6.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1003501
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Apr 3rd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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United States
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USA
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Great experience with a great company
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Mindstream Interactive really shows you a lot of different angles of the business. You become part of the team almost immediately. You'll be busy but everything you do is productive and enriching.
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Could use more bonding for interns and new hires.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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1003501
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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No
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Jan 20th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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United States
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USA
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Meh
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Amazing benefits; PTO is encouraged; some of the people are alright. Really, it's a fine place to show up, get experience, and then be well-groomed for your next job. Everyone knows each other, which is really nice and something you don't see at every agency. Most people get a chance to travel at some point--whether it be to another office, client-related, or a conference, which is an added perk. I loved this company for a long time. The company meetings used to be a lot of fun, and hopefully they will be again (kind of fell off the "fun wagon" in 2016, but hopefully that's temporary). Continuous feedback from managers, which is nice. Promotion opportunities are abundant if you're on the right team.
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The HR department (except one person who is fantastic) takes feedback, but then in the next company meeting will have snarky comments or statistics about why the feedback they received is wrong. This particular department is NOT open to feedback, even though they claim to be. They are mean and unapproachable. Also, many smokers in the building and my whole cubicle row would smell like smoke at least 5 times a day, which was annoying. Mass layoffs happen all too often. You literally do not know day-to-day if it could be your day to get fired. Some people easily work 60+ hour weeks. There are certain departments that are impossible to work with. Rumors spread so quickly because there are a small handful of incredibly nosy people who like to make everything their business. Also, the pay sucks, but if you do your job you WILL get promoted, so that's not as much of an issue.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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5.0
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3.0
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2.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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1003501
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Open
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Quit taking on clients that you don't have the manpower to support. Also, even though I'm aware we don't use the Marquette Group website anymore, the "Sweet Home Chicago" bit on the location page for Peoria is absolutely stupid. Also, the image at the top of the screen is of downtown Chicago--again, that is stupid. I do not know how that got approval.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Sep 26th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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United States
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USA
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Mindstream
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Great place to work, great people to work with, and lots of opportunity to learn and grow in the digital space.
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With offices around the country and employees working remotely it can be difficult to communicate clearly across agencies and staff.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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1003501
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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private:mindstreaminteractive
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1003501
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Jun 12th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Mindstream Interactive
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San Diego, CA
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Big Changes, but solid leader
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Great senior leadership. They struggled a lot because of new owners, fears from young team members, but overall the leadership really cared about the people.
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The clients were boring and behind the times. Spent so much time convincing them with data, but never felt anything moved forward.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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2.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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1003501
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Open
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Keep up the open communication, but look out for the bad apples. They really try to ruin everything. They poisoned a lot of the good things. Please do not be fearful of letting them go. There is a lot of great talent out there.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mar 22nd, 2021 12:44AM
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Mindstream Interactive
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