Instrument reviews

3.1

59% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)
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Laurel Burton

13% approve of CEO

17% positive business outlook

Instrument has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Instrument employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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79 reviews
5.0
Jan 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Instrument grows its people and allows its people to grow, as whole humans. Starting out my career at Instrument with a 1-year-old, to now going on 3 years at Instrument recently having my second child - there is incredible understanding and support with time, assistance, and tons of empathy for life changes like this. With 16 weeks paid leave and 6 months of job protection for maternity leave, as well as a flex schedule upon return for the baby's first year of life, this is the type of employer that really knows the value of family time with a newborn. I am beyond grateful for a company that walks the talk when it comes to 'work-life balance'. We really can be badass developers as well as great mothers, it just takes the right company to see that potential.

Cons

Burnout is real, and something we deal with and talk about as a team regularly. I think in a post-COVID world this stress of working and not seeing anyone will dissipate, and in the meantime, we all need to take care of each other to make sure we are bringing our best selves to work.

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Instrument Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide insight into your experience and perspective of Instrument. We are so glad that our parental benefits have made an impact on you, your family, and how you have been able to grow, both professionally and personally, because of our benefits. We agree that burnout is real and continue to work on evergreen approaches, and philosophies, to ensure your care is front and center.
5.0
Aug 11, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Instrument has been a wonderful place for me to grow as a leader, learn about things outside of my discipline, and work with really progressive and interesting clients like Patagonia, Nike, Salesforce, Atlassian, Sonos, etc. As a producer, I am expected to do so much more than take notes, project plan, track the budget. We work as a team to solve problems, concept creative ideas, build up trust with our client partners, and produce work we are proud of. As a community, Instrument is very progressive, thoughtful, and focused on supporting career and personal growth. No time tracking! A solid and stable business model that expand/contract with landing big accounts like more traditional agencies! Truly digitally led!

Cons

Instrument can feel a little portland-centric in the creative output and culture. Instrument is still learning how to clearly define roles, levels, and expectations within each which sometimes leads to some confusion.

5.0
Aug 10, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Really thoughtful leadership, truly heart-centered and trying their best to support the many employees (and remotely) - The best people to work with - Comprehensive and inclusive benefits

Cons

- Still catching up to their growth but you can see how hard they are working to support everyone in the meantime.

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