Where do I begin. "Training" lasts about a day and needs to be longer and more hands-on with new hires before they're assigned to work intimately with clients. I can't speak for the PR side, but on the digital side it's a lot like high school in the LA office. There's a lot of favoritism displayed. Gossip is another issue, not only with actively talking about people you're in the same room as, but also trashing out other employees working at outside offices such as the Dallas location. Real mature. As for the work-life balance, what is that again? Everyone is more or less chained in front of their computers and smartphones from the beginning of the day to the end of it, to the point where someone will say, "I have to go to the bathroom" and then never get up to go because that means being away from your inbox for a few minutes. (It's okay to not be answering emails every minute of the day!)
tl:dr Working there was a lot of running to stand still.