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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 17 Razorfish Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.7
Support You Get
3.5
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
4.1
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"I have worked with Razorfish since 2011. The talent that is employed here is amazing. I have learned so much to help me excel within the industry. This is a great company to work for."
Posted 10 years ago in Seattle, WA
Account Supervisor

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"very experienced management, extremely well organized agency, supportuve agency structure, vast range of services"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You want to be sure to know what you are talking about. It's a great company for good people."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"due to size of client accounts there are only limited growth opportunities past the supervisor level"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"continue the way you are"

Senior Program Manager

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"Cutting edge interactive work. Big projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work long hours."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"Poor management. Unrealistic deadlines and project cost. Big employee turn-over."

Senior Program Manager

"get ready to work"

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"Great projects and cutting edge technology."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"High stress, poorly managed and cut throat environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn to scope work better and charge a more competitive price for services."

Senior Media Planner

"A comany on the rise..."

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"Great people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Discuss opportunity to work in both the media and web development arms of their business"

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"Smaller clients with narrow advertising goals"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep growing!"

Media Planner

"Razorfish is so terrible to work for, they might as well change their name to Initech."

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"Media planning, interacting with clients, finding new innovative media solutions, working autonomously to complete goals and objectives"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would not apply for a job at Razorfish unless I really needed a job or experience. Other than that, the level of waste, inefficiency and micromanagement make this place hell for anyone with an independent mind. Conform to the yes-man mold here, or you'll sink."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"Full of bureaucracy, poor pay. Management often expects unreasonable deadlines with no regard to work/life balance. Lots of optional meetings that management makes mandatory that do not provide value; in fact they only decrease productivity. Extreme micro-management. Benefits get worse every year, yet management pitches changes as a good thing--good for the company b/c they pay less for benefits, bad for employees b/c the burden is shifted to them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop constant reorganizations. Stop unreasonable demands on employees. Stop pointless meetings where management talks simply to hear themselves speak. Provide better benefits."

Program Manager

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"fun work environment, great clients, friendly co-workers, plenty of opportunities to learn"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you can accommodate a flexible schedule. You have to be aggressive. You get out of it what you put in."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"my current role is limiting, silos, too may P&Ls, getting too big and losing the intimate feeling"

Person You Work For 2.6 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Razorfish Employee

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"The people are the best part. The quick pace and rapid change also keep things fresh and interesting."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"RF values experience. Because of how quickly you are expected to start contributing, those who have a tendency to dive right in rather than watching and learning will be happier here."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"The projects themselves aren't always stimulating. But the pace and rapid change keep it interesting."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Information Architect
People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5 Support You Get 4.9 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.9 / 5 Company Culture 4 / 5
Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior Search Manager
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 3.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
QA Manager

"Fast paced, latest technology, excellent."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Delivery Team Leader

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"cutting edge projects, top tier clients and some of the smartest colleagues I've met"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"ensure you come off as a creative and resourceful self-starter who doesn't need hand-holding"

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"we tend to be under-resourced and it falls on the backs of employees"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"ensure we are appropriately staffed and resourced for the projects being sold through, and try to keep your overworked employees engaged with opoprtunities to work on cool new projects"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Information Architect

"Below average - maybe my expectations were too high"

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"They hire tons of contractors and treat them horribly. Projects range from short to long. expect snarky emails when you need to take a day off"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know what you're getting into, parsing the company will get you hired."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"Very 90's company, hierarchal, management is easily threatened. They don't keep their word."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reconsider your chicago office space, the new space is awful. When you make promises to people keep them."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Presentation Layer Developer

"Fantastic opportunity to work on a variety of projects"

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"Exposure to many different types of technologies and development environments."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be willing to be flexible about how and where you work. Sometimes work must be done on client site; sometimes work must be done on weekends."

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"Agency dynamic can be challenging. Sometimes there is little sense of ownership over the work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I currently have one of the best bosses I've ever had...so, no."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Presentation Layer Developer

What do you like about working at Razorfish?

"It's a nice place to work and the team members where awsome."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourselff and show the interviewer how good are you!"

What don't you like about working at Razorfish?

"The distance from the office ( I'm working from Buenos Aires office )"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the good work and trust more in the offshore team."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Razorfish Employee

"Rapid Agile development project for one of Razorfishs hot telecommunications accounts."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Razorfish Reviews FAQs

Is Razorfish a good company to work for?

Razorfish has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 17 Razorfish Review Ratings left anonymously by Razorfish employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Razorfish.

Does Razorfish pay their employees well?

Razorfish employees earn $90,000 annually on average, or $43 per hour, which is 36% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 8 Razorfish employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Razorfish Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Razorfish?

94% of employees would recommend working at Razorfish with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Razorfish 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.7 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Razorfish?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Razorfish is a General Manager at $250,000 annually. Browse Razorfish Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Razorfish?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Razorfish is a User Experience Intern at $30,000 annually. Browse Razorfish Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Razorfish?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Razorfish to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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