Designit Design reviews

2.1

27% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)
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Keri Dawson

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3% positive business outlook

Design employees have rated Designit with 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design professionals have an average working experience there. Designit is rated 43% below average by Design professionals compared to other employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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23 reviews
1.0
Aug 6, 2025

"Leaders" who gaslight

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Pros

A few good people still exist here. But they're a dime a dozen

Cons

In 2022, the company was not performing well. In North America, they proceeded to hire a new suite of completely unqualified self-important narcisists to extremely bloated salaries under the auspices of an "investment" by Wipro. That new leadership regime made the quick assessment that the vast majority of the talent was no good and that the best way forward was to micro-manage and minimize anything that was ever uttered by that talent on the ground. They deployed a poorly-thought-through, but self-protecting action plan: First, they expected their mere presence would turnaround the business -- which of course it did not through a series of bold LinkedIn announcements. Second, they proceeded to blame the talent and began the first of many waves of layoffs. Third, they shamelessly updated the PTO policy to give themselves ("leaders") unlimted PTO (which they enjoy lavishly), and reduce the PTO of the remainder of team members from 20-25 days/yr to 16. The strategy boils down to -- we will only be successful with competitive top leadership talent, so we need to reward and retain them, but we have to admit we are a body shop and don't actually need to retain our workers. Several years later, the existing "leaders" still enjoy their fat paychecks (in the 200-300k+ range) and fancy titles. Nearly all top talent has left, completing the self-fulfilling prophecy of "we have bad people so we should treat them like incompetent goons they are".

1.0
Apr 5, 2025
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Pros

Good Culture: My coworkers and the wider team seemed to understand the train wreck Designit has been heading towards, especially with leadership without requisite qualifications. During my time here, my coworkers had also been job hunting and covered for each other while at interviews. I also received some very helpful pointers for tweaking my resume, profile and interview skills.

Cons

Lack of Training: From the beginning, it was clear that the company did not prioritize proper training. While I was confident in my ability to completely my tasks, as l've been doing the same work, I was given minimal instruction on my responsibilities and had to figure out most of my tasks on my own. This lack of training not only made my job harder but also led to errors that could have been avoided with adequate guidance. Ineffective Management: The executive management team was largely ineffective. Chri***ne Bo***on doesn’t seem to be able to handle the pressure and resorts to yelling at employees on larger team calls. There was little to no support from supervisors, who seemed more interested in micromanaging than providing constructive feedback. This led to a toxic work environment where I felt undervalued and unsupported. Extremely cliquey. Lack of Communication: Communication within the company was poor. Important information was often not communicated in a timely manner, leading to confusion and missed deadlines. My manager would email me, and when I emailed responses back, I was told "I don't spend all day in my inbox.". Even during my interview process I was told that my manager was a direct and effective communicator, which is interesting because nothing meaningful was communicated about my performance and growth opportunities. Lack of Goal Mapping: There was a complete absence of goal mapping and strategic planning with my role. I was not given clear target to aim for, making it difficult to measure progress or success. This lack of direction made it hard to stay motivated and understand how my work contributed to the company's overall goals.

1.0
Jun 13, 2024
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Pros

Great designers at the individual contributor level. Hire them if they apply to your company!

Cons

Designit is keeping pace with the downward trajectory of the once-grand design consultancies.

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