OMD makes it onto dream employers list
OMD has strengthened the grip on its claim to be the best media agency to work at in Australia, making it onto another top workplace list.
This time the agency was placed seventh on the Red Balloon-organised Dream Employers list.
In June OMD was placed 21st on the BRW Best Places To Work List. In 2009 the agency was 12th on the same list.
OMD was also named employer of the year in last year’s B&T Awards.
MD Leigh Terry said: “It’s testament to our focus on people and we just don’t talk about it, we deliver.”
The rest of the top 20:
1. Google
2. Virgin Group/Richard Branson
3. Self (I want to be my own boss)
4. Apple
5. Qantas
6. The Walt Disney Company
7. OMD
8. Sydney Water
9. Getaway
10. Coca Cola
11. Microsoft
12. Vodafone
13. eBay
14. Commonwealth Bank
15. The United Nations
16. Salmat
17. Lonely Planet
18. Air New Zealand
19. ABC
20. BHP Billiton
The survey was carried out via an online survey.
Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.
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Could have fooled me that most Qantas staff are in their dream job.
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Something smells funny with this. Not that I dispute employment at OMD as ‘a dream’ in fact I dream about it often, but Salmat?
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Gee from 2,965 respondents
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The receptionists at OMD are beautiful… Tam & Sam rock!
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I have no doubt that OMD is one of the best media agencies in Aus to work for. To say that 3,000 random punters thought so (or had even heard of them) is ridiculous. Obviously a lovely staff vote on the online survey….
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Exactly Ian, OMD force their staff to vote. Shallow award. And no one cares. Have a look at their staff turnover each year. That tells the real story
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Oh yeah! Working for the Commonwealth Bank – Yes! Yes! Yes!
Errr, no way.
Good god. Obvious online survey involvement from CBA marketing team on that one…
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Ahhh, the old tall poppy syndrome.
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I guess the obvious flaw of most of these survey-based “best employer” lists is that it relies on staff to take part which immediately of course introduces a bias. Except of course, if your staff are unhappy they aren’t going to give you a high score as an employer in an anonymous survey.
As a second point, surely the fact that OMD takes winning this sort of thing seriously is immediately a plus point. I’d rather work for an employer who wants to be a good employer, than one that doesn’t bother.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
I’ve seen some spurious surveys in my time, but that just about takes the biscuit
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For the record, anon. The notion of forcing staff to vote is not only wrong, it is ridiculous.
Do we encourage staff to feedback in generally and specifically to participate in surveys internally and externally – yes. Do we then use it as to how we can continually improve as a business, environment and culture.
Do we tell them what to say – no
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Sydney Water – PLEASE
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Lisa, you obviously haven’t been paying attention to the bonuses CBA staff receive.
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@anon
your a fool. As if OMD would MAKE US complete a survey. It was entirely by choice. And staff turnover? I would guess we coiuld be one of the lowest in the industry
To be frank we have a pretty good culture here at OMD. As a general rule everyone enjoys work. They enjoy their collegues and it it a great and supportive place to come to work. Its certainly the best place i have worked at in my career.
But i am not going to preach that OMD is indeed a good place to work. The track record can speak for itself. @anon please stay where you are. you wouldnt fit in here anyway.
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so this is a dream employers list compiled by a company that sells ‘experiences’ like balooning and whale watching.
compiled online
great news story, extremely credible source. can’t wait for the ‘best financial controller’ awards compiled by malibu sandwich bar.
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To get a more ‘accurate’ Best Place to Work list, these survey monkeys should survey annual staff turnovers of companies like what @anon said.
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@ Joe
I agree. # 5 for Qantas?? How bizarre. I bet the management team had something to do with that, definitely not true employees.
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I’d be more inclined to pay attention to this list when it comes to places to work based on their methodology.
http://www.greatplacetowork.co.....ist-au.htm
Interestingly enough, OMD makes that list too. So it truly must be a terrible place to work.
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No.8 Sydney Water – you’ve got to be kidding.
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What about Carat Sydney? (Edited by Mumbrella for legal reasons)
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hmmm somebody thinks that The Maestro has quite a chip on their shoulder- although admittedly I have heard nothing but bad stuff about Carat recently…
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Online Surveys. #enoughsaid
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@Maestro
Sorry to hear you are having a tough time at Carat Sydney. Let me know if I can help.
Lee.
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(Edited under Mumbrella’s comment moderation policy)? Cos that would make sense.
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(edited by Mumbrella for legal reasons).
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none of them come close to The Seed http://www.theseed.com.au
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There are at least 3 companies in that list where a disturbingly large number of their employees want to kill themselves. That is a fact.
That they are on such a “list” is a twisted form of black comedy. One can only assume that their totalitarian management commanded the staff to vote for the company, in the same way “Dear Leader” has his people vote for his management team.
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Where’s Telstra on this list?
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