Pros
I first would like to state that the company is very siloed - each department or ‘studio’ works only with said studio (95% of the time). I am writing a review for studio G specifically. - amazing culture and team, one of the most talented and like-minded group of people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with - convenient office location - really interesting projects and clients who want creative design limits pushed in all directions - dinner stipend when working OT
Cons
- poor upper management. There are a few who may be talented designers but as managers the perform very poorly. To be specific, there is rudeness, questionable time management and a general disregard for the happiness of those on their teams. Sadly, they continue to be promoted regardless of the studios’ clear disappointment with their performance in their integral roles - lack of transparency and inconsistent information communicated to staff top down - long hours, constant deadlines (this is expected but doesn’t help when it lies among the pile of other cons) - little access to daylight in many areas - no apparent existence of meaningful HR services (this is a company of about 250 employees and growing)