A Nightmare - Anonymous employee VaynerMedia Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There were some nice people that worked there, but they've all been laid off at this point. Unlimited vacation and sick days are a perk I guess? But they will scare you into not taking any vacation and harass you for for taking more than one sick day a year. Oh wait, is this still the pros section?

Cons

Please believe me when I tell you that this company does not care about you or your wellbeing in any capacity. Initially they will dazzle you with ping pong tables, no dress code, and casual beers, but that will quickly fade. They worked me into the ground until I had nothing left—no joy, no sense of reality. It's like this deranged millennial cult and you don't realize how bad things really are until you've broken free and actually worked at a real company. The pay was actually laughable for the work I was doing. They knew I was doing the work of a position higher than the one I was in, but kept giving me the runaround when I begged for a mid or end-of-year review because they wanted to keep me on a salary that was barely livable. When I finally gave up and decided to leave, they hired two people to replace me. Gary is a narcissistic megalomaniac and he does not care about you. Unless you're a part of his crew. Or you're his brother. Or you're one of his brother's friends. The nepotism at the company is actually astounding. If you're a part of the entourage, you're golden. You'll probably even be a creative director by age 23 (I'm really not exaggerating here). If not, prepare to be worked into the ground and laid off after a year or two. And a note to all women/POC—this place is a sea of white men who will get paid more money than god to do the same work as you.

Explore other reviews about VaynerMedia

5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fortune Portfolio Access Direct Hierarchical Mentorship The office is right outside the Lincoln Tunnel, under ground parking is right across the road from the entrance. Just a 2-3 block walk from MSG. Reading a few of these reviews I want to touch on the fact that, IME: across a 1500+ person company, there's a much higher ratio of people who are willing to support you in any regard to workload balance or burnout. Especially when compared to the average corporation. When you're part of a division with superb leadership, the systems that have been put in place in regard to operative scale are quite impressive. It's a well oiled machine. Yes there are some rusty cogs, as with any other company. But I wouldn't let it dare stop you from applying and further developing the non-static culture here.

Cons

Long work days, definitely not for the faint of heart. Uneven workloads. Could use some stronger Manager Accountability. Confusing Corporate Hierarchy.

2
4.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun clients if fully bought into the social-first model and willing to push boundaries, no big tobacco and pharma is light Leadership is very active and Gary will join difficult client calls himself Int. training resources feel endless, keeping pace with innovations Internship doesnt require a degree, if entreprenual spirit and portfolio is strong while the output of social creative is high, have seen it drive performance results time and time again when shared in all-hands

Cons

Typical agency demand, particularly heavy on creatives; turnover has increased unfortunately with culture shift and removal of remote work Very difficult to learn how the agency operates for mid-level ext. hires if coming from traditional agency work, terminology and rebranding changes occur more frequently than i've ever seen, making it difficult to keep up leadership with Gary as CEO obviously protects poor-performers which contributes to losing business there are absolute rockstars that unfortunately carry the workload and become burnt out, with opps to level-up becoming more difficult in past few years

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All