Downsizing quickly - beware - Graphic Designer Gartner Employee Review

3.0
Nov 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Surrounded by many hardworking and intelligent colleagues, generous PTO, flexible hours, annual bonuses. Full time WFH (but this may change soon)

Cons

Management overcomplicated many things; too many processes and micromanaging of work and overall process. Managers do not do the same work as employees but harshly critique it the same Not many opportunities to move up; extremely rigorous promotion process that often took years to get and many did not; had many senior colleagues still at the same level Company suddenly laid off many workers, both senior and new; appears to be doing RTO very soon. Not honest about how the company and industry is doing; often having positive messages in company meetings but aggressive reorg and layoffs in the last year

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Totally remote and the hours that you work can be flexible. The other designers are very friendly and willing to help you out when solving problems. The company provides you with equipment to work with. They also forbid the use of AI in their presentations with is extremely respectable.

Cons

You are paid based on billable hours. Management is strict about how much time you spend on each project, but you also have to make sure to meet a quota of billable hours each week. It can be hard to find a balance and the time counting down while working is stressful.

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