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Fast paced environment gives you an opportunity to learn quickly. Everyone is overworked and underpaid except for the sales department. CEO and his boys club pay themselves handsomely for minimal work and abysmal management. There is a clear disconnect between "leadership" and the actual workers. "Leadership" doesn't understand any of the processes they implement (how the sausage is made so to speak). If you take a job here you will be overworked, underpaid, and taken advantage of. This company does not believe in a work life balance, and cannot keep employees for longer than a few months. I still believe it was a good learning experience after all that, but just be wary if you take a job here. Management will lie about anything and everything, make false promises, and try to intimidate you.

Oh also, most of the positions are done completely digitally, but the higher ups have bad attitude towards remote or even hybrid work (despite the fact that they ALL work remotely). You'll also be stuck in at least 5 meetings a day which will prevent you from getting any actual work done.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I enjoyed working with the creatives and many of  the accountant executives were great. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Randomness. Random goals, directional and “policy” changes, random requests from Sample, make it very stressful to work at Drive. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Rarely an enjoyable place to work. Impending dread a consistent undercurrent. There are some great mid level and line level individuals at Drive - salt of the Earth people that truly give so much of themselves. The issue is that the power structure is based on who is loyal to Sample rather than who does their job well or brings good ideas to the table. Many people say you can have a great idea or recommendation but it will get shot down until Sample has that same idea a year later and wants everyone onboard.

It takes the right kind of person to succeed at Drive - that person is motivated, a go-getter, & is laser-focused on their goals.

I find most people who are unhappy with their experience at Drive either weren't self-aware enough to ask for help, get additional coaching, or are just culturally not a good fit. The work itself isn't hard but navigating the timelines and changing scopes can be challenging at times. I have never felt more personally rewarded than working at Drive. As a new employee within 6 months, I have made such a difference already. I think if you are looking for a place to shine and grow in your career because of who you are & your work ethic Drive is a great place for you.

The company culture is lax & fun as it should be for a digital agency. If you are looking to advance your career quickly based on work ethic - Drive is a great place for you!

Working at Drive Social Media has allowed me to make huge advancements in my career — from starting on the Pod as a Copywriter to a position in Leadership within three and a half years.

Drive is an extremely ambitious agency, focused on growth. This presents team members with a huge opportunity to grow their careers, both in terms of title and financial compensation. 

As an agency, Drive is a very fast-paced work environment with teams responsible for working on multiple accounts in their portfolio. This allows the team to gain accelerated experience and knowledge, as the teams aren't industry specific — one day you're working with a doughnut shop and the next a funeral home! 

I spent just about 2 years at Drive and I loved the people, the staff, the groups, and the clients. Yes some clients sucked and some were not easy to work with, but we were helping them with their businesses and they had egos or thoughts on how they wanted to do things and didn't like that I had my own opinions on data. I think they understood over time that we were the experts and Drive makes you an expert and if you put in the time and effort you will be able to leave the company and make so much more money and grow your career with the experience gained at Drive. 

Atlanta has the best view until we moved offices, but the offices at drive have some fun things in them. I haven't seen any of them other than St. Louis and it had a bar which was really cool to see. 

Drive is a great place to work and I can't thank the people there enough about my time with them and the leaders are very helpful and I still talk to them today as a mentor to me. I appreciate them helping me with the transition into a new field of work now. The work is hard and the fast paced environment is no joke so be prepared to work this isn't a laid back job. 

Drive does a wonderful job of giving people opportunity to succeed. I personally have worked at Drive for less than 18 months and have been promoted twice! A lot of my counterparts have experienced the same type of upward movement. Drive expects hard work and a good attitude, like any place, but the opportunity to advance is completely unmatched compared to my previous agency and corporate jobs. Nobody's ever given me the opportunity to succeed and grow. 

Only being here a short time has shown the company values the hard work that the team does. The harder you work the more you are rewarded. Isn't that what we all want from a job? I feel it's best to put my best foot forward on all tasks and try to make the best of every opportunity that is given to me. All of those that do the same here have increased their base salaries, been promoted, and grown careers with loyalty and hard work.

Reiterating what’s been said. Management and structure is extremely poor. LOTS of favoritism. Favorites get work PILED on them because that’s the only ppl mgmt trusts. Words and actions are inconsistent. There is so much  potential for this company to be great, but they need to get out of their own way. Stop doing things small companies do and plan for and do things that are scalable and growth focused. 

Drive has been, by far, the most rewarding experience in a career where I have had the opportunity to work for some of the best companies out there. The culture is fun, the opportunity for growth is huge, and the services we provide are successful and trackable. I'm truly proud of the work we do for our partners. I've also made lifelong friends both inside the company and with our clients.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Business development representative 19 salaries reported	$69,474 per year
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Director of business development 29 salaries reported	$174,914 per year
Project manager 3 salaries reported	$45,667 per year

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