Biggest Mistake of My Career - werkgeversreview Group Account Director bij WPP

There are two major issues at Y&R Toronto - the senior management and the culture. The Senior management at Y&R do not know how to run an full-service ad agency in 2013. Due to the constraints glassdoor puts on submissions, I cannot go into details about specific problems that exist. What I can say is that there is a lack of operational competence, insufficient financial controls, an inability to properly evaluate the prospective talent needed in the new world of advertising, and no desire to mentor the future leaders within the organization. In most organizations this would be offset somewhat by the staff rallying around and creating an outstanding culture. But that's not the case here. Yes, at the more junior levels it's fine - people are friend inside and outside the office. At the more senior levels, however, there is a tremendous sense of being either included or excluded from the "inner circle". People with new ideas or a new approach to things are seen as a threat, and there is a tremendous amount of dishonesty from the leaders in the organization. After picking up my offer of employment I went for a drink with a number of people that I knew that worked there, and I was told by three independently not to accept the offer. I wish I had listened to their advice.