Sagepath Inc

Anyone considering Sagepath as a service provider or as a career opportunity, think again. This is not a real advertising agency. The bulk of the work is spec and PowerPoint presentations. Upper management believes that having no process makes the agency nimble. This could not be further from the truth. I’m still shocked that they would try to sell this line to a client but then again, they don’t really go after new clients. Creative does not receive proper, written briefs. In meetings, ideas are thrown around with total disregard to clients’ actual needs. If you point out a flaw, the answer will always be that this is “stage 1” and that we’ll think about it in “stage 2”. Designers start working with no strategic direction. I’ve seen website wireframes hand drawn, and handed to a designer in under 10 minutes. Employees are constantly threatened and told how replaceable they are but the problem is that due to Sagepath’s bad reputation, no one wants to work for them. The solution? They scrapped the bottom of the barrel, especially in the creative department. Turnover is extremely high. Employees are literally fleeing this place on a weekly basis. The culture at Sagepath is not one of collaboration and comradery, but one of paranoia, backstabbing, late hours, and bitter internal competition. Maybe if you are able to stay long enough you’ll get a small raise and be an art director but guess what? You will be doing the same crazy PowerPoint presentations and thoughtless work that you were doing when you first got there and your promotion will be meaningless at any other agency. There are plenty of good agencies in Atlanta. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of this disaster.