HAVAS NYC - any thoughts on agency culture?

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Worked there a bit ago (admittedly at the tail end of the Peterson administration) and it’s full of really nice smart people* who just happen to be a little jaded. In the creative department at least. Upper management was a complete mess though; pretty much no one had any trust in them, and I heard that hasn’t changed much. CCO Harry is hit or miss depending on your tastes; he pushes cool work but is flakey, oddly tantrummy at times, and tends to blame other people when something doesn’t work out.

*I say that but I’ve also met some of the worst most backstabby people of my career there, mostly Peterson hires. Also one old-school dinosaur in a prominent position. But for the most part REALLY nice people.

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I’m on the media side & have been here for over 8 years. I’ve worked with a couple of the big guys of the agency world and hated it... I love Havas - being smaller you have more visibility and access to other teams - I no longer feel like just a cog in the wheel! It’s not all roses of course, typical agency craziness & client demands but you’re going to get that anywhere. From an insiders perspective though, they’ve always taken good care of me and invested in my development, I’m very happy here & love my team and the folks I work with internally

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