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What is the best part of working at the company?
Opportunities for advancement are available.  Crafting your own role is possible if you demonstrate high aptitude and demonstrate your knowledge and experience.  If you are highly skilled its a great environment to show off your skills.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The clients are large with big budgets, which can  make them demanding.  A lot of quick turn work. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They work hard to manufacture culture.  The culture, overall, is very positive, and they put a lot of effort into maintaining it however, it isn't organic.  They do make sure everyone's voice is heard, so if something does bother you, the HR department is outstanding.  Older employees may find the environment challenging as it caters to a younger employee.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fast paced, rapid fire, and fulfilling.  There is a lot of work to do, but all very important. You always have a say in how things are done.

     A typical day at Barkley, Inc was always extremely fast-paced. I was often making house calls to visit clients and using excellent sales skills to obtain donations for local halfway houses or I was visiting clients who needed appliances that we were able to get for them at a dicounted price. I learned about companies who were exempt from sales tax and how to have better organizational skills in such an active environment. I also honed my multi-tasking skills by often being on the phone, making appointments, recording data, writing receipts, and running to the next appointment during or within minutes of each task. I was the main representative for Barkley, Inc., so I put in a lot of time with clients. The hardest part of the job was probably the physical labor! Sometimes I would assist the guys in loading and unloading of appliances and heavy equipment, which was difficult (especially in the heat), but I loved the job overall. It was very satisfying to be so productive and help so many people. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They give out plenty of hours but they lie about giving you a raise after 90 days. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They will call you last minute sometimes to cover shifts are having you covering multiple posts while charging the clients for posts that are not actually covered.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Captain Gathers tries to keep the environment pleasant but most times he is getting screwed over by the owners. Most people only work there because of Captain Gathers.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours but pleasant when not covering posts not assigned to me.

1. Don't Believe The C-Suite/Executive Team. No transparency and empty promises with too many buzzwords have led to heavy mistrust towards leadership. 2. Unstable Outcome For The Future.
Two layoffs in the last five months alone with no foreseeable plans for improvement (just more vague promises). Letting go of some of the most talented employees shows that this was poorly handled. 3. Significant Decrease In Company Culture. The organization continues to boast an
"indie" attitude, though things are definitely more
"corporate-ey" to a fault. Morale, trust, and overall culture have taken a serious hit in recent years, with even the long-term employees contemplating departure.

Good agency with good leadership and many smart people, but seems to constantly operate understaffed under the guise of "we have lots of open reqs right now". Everyone is trying to cover ten different projects at the same time,  giving 10% to each one rather than having enough people to give more attention and better quality effort to the work in the agency. No matter how good a year the agency has, there's always some reason why they "just can't manage bonuses this year".

Enjoyable workplace environment. Truly believe that the company tries to do good work, and managers care for their employees. There are times of stress and overtime, but, managers do a great job limiting this, and have never made me feel like I simply have to deal with being too busy. They always helped me manage workloads and priorities. Promotions seem to move at a different pace depending on what department/clients you are on, but I believe managers are watchful and recognize talent.

It's run like a college frat/sorority.
You can get a glowing performance review one month. Then a month later be vindictively fired by an exec with a power trip because he didn't get something he thought he was entitled to from someone else who you happen to be friends with.

The best part about Barkley is the people and the culture that surrounds them. There is a collaborative energy that comes from the leadership teams and is so contagious, that it inspires you to work harder than you thought possible. I've been pushed personally and professionally because my superiors know my career goals and make it their goal to find new ways to challenge me and help me grow. Oh, and they have free beer, which is always a plus.

Working for Barkley was hands down the worst job experience I have had to date. The pace is insanely fast and there is little to no work-life balance. Like many agencies, they burn out their employees and are understaffed. 10/10 do not recommend unless you thrive being underpaid and overworked.

Pros:
As a full-service agency, working here affords the opportunity to learn about many different facets of marketing and get some initial experience in.

Cons:
Heavy client load and constant staff turnover means you are perpetually understaffed and overworked, on top of having to constantly familiarize yourself with new clients.

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