Toxic workplace - Marketing Chamberlain Group Employee Review

1.0
Feb 6, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the perks are nice - holiday pay, PTO, benefits, summer Fridays.

Cons

Chamberlain claims it is in a "transformation". Over my tenure at this company, they have re-organized EVERY. YEAR; and the re-orgs included mass layoffs. There has been so much churn that historical knowledge has been lost. This also makes it impossible for current employees to get promotions or grow within the company. Despite the fake “positive posts”, this is a very toxic work environment with embarrassing diversity. Slashed budgets, not giving promotions, not hiring to full capacity, setting un-attainable goals – has resulted in employee burnout, in-fighting and low morale. There is a culture at this organization that the marketing department isn’t respected or valued. It is treated like order takers with C-Suite micromanaging everything. There is no strategic or brand vision in place, and the department as a result is spread too thin with “everything” being a priority. The marketing department was just GUTTED as they are taking the downfall for the company’s failure to sell “me too” products with no differentiation. The replacements have an uphill battle that will also require a culture shift. If you want to take on a challenge, this would be the company for you.

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5.0
Mar 12, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People are helpful and work well together

Cons

Pay could be a little more competative

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3.0
May 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Chamberlain is a highly variable place to work. Everything depends on what team you are working on. Some teams will have managers who will fight for you and help build you up, others not so much. I have more or less grown up with the company and have seen it go from being owned by a private family to being owned by Blackstone and all between. Every year I ask myself, "is this the year I leave". My answer is usually no, as where else will be better when I am at least in a good position? Summer fridays are pretty great though.

Cons

Yearly reorgs are a constant drag. Some of the most CG-blooded people I have ever known are somehow always the first to get sent to the wood chipper. People flail around and react. There is no forward thought. Just constant reaction to whatever words the executive population utters. We have been 'transforming' for the near decade I have worked here. But what are we even transforming to? All I have seen is us transforming into yet another soulless company. Benefits have been getting crushed. My wonderful and amazing 401k service contribution was ripped away and replaced with a far less beneficial amount. If you aren't on a good team, or have a good manager, your chance for advancement will be near impossible. Constant 'do more with less'

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