I held off writing a review so far but I recently found out that a manager who personally victimized me during my career at Meltwater was promoted to a senior management position in DC and I had to speak up.
This person intimidated me and our team through verbal harassment and unwanted physical advances. I was told when I left that HR was dealing with this appropriately but, in true Meltwater fashion, they went back on their word.
If you are considering Meltwater, the first thing I will tell you is that there are monthly sales quotas, even in Client Success. If you’re still interested, then keep reading.
Team events are frequent and mandatory, as is attendance in the office. You functionally cannot book PTO for half of every month due to closing week and other mandatory events.
You have no flexibility to schedule a doctor’s appointment. Book it at 8am or on your 1 hour lunch break, from noon to 1. If you're a minute late, you’ll get a text from your manager asking where you are. If you have chronic medical issues, you can't work here.
Team events are drinking focused so expect to be out partying past midnight and be fresh as a daisy next morning. Promotions are held over your head as a carrot to keep you less focused on the cattiness and petty office drama and if you question leadership your promotion opportunities are threatened. Drinking events are necessary to advance your career by getting sloppy drunk with management. These events are opportunities for management to physically intimidate staff; in my time at Meltwater I saw both male and female mangers harass male and female coworkers. This pattern of behavior is supported from the top down.
The music is loud, and it never stops. You’ll hate even your favorite song after hearing it at top volume over ringing phones every morning for a week.
Prepare to be micromanaged to death. Every single email I sent was picked apart and re-written to sound more like the “Meltwater way.”; I'm an English major. You can’t even take a personal call about a sick relative without prying eyes asking why you had to step away for a moment; if your mom drops dead you better bury her on a weekend.
Long story short: RUN
