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      Speck Design reviews

      3.6

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (20 total reviews)

      Elisa Jagerson

      69% approve of CEO

      63% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      Speck Design has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Speck Design employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      20 reviews
      1.0
      Feb 23, 2017

      Where good engineers go to die

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -There are literally no pros to working at Speck Design. I could not wait to leave.

      Cons

      -Some of the highest strung people I've ever worked with. -A very odd group of engineers. No cohesion. -The company has this thing about hiring contractors. Makes no sense. They'd constantly bring in engineering contractors to work on projects. And then a few months later they're gone. That's a great way to build a team. -Projects lack excitement. Maybe not Speck's fault. They have to take on any projects just to make ends meet. -Constant money problems. -No career advancement. -There is no fun here.

      1.0
      Sep 22, 2016

      Not saved by acquisition...

      Senior designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Every creative agency has at least some creative people so that does not say much. We tend to skew older which means that our people have more than a few projects under their belt.

      Cons

      MANGEMENT and CULTURE. Wow. We seem to have a glassdoor flame war going on here but from a design and engineering perspective we seem to do project work for decent clients. We are not in the same league as the premier firms by any means. The company has been in business for 20 years but we have never been smaller. There are really about 14 people left (the website still has people that have left) which makes it hard to be taken seriously. It also makes it impossible to have any energy or vibrancy. It feels dead especially with two offices. Sometimes I am the only person in the office... DEAD. We have no awards of late and the company that purchased us has never designed product (they are a brand company). Our leadership is now down to just a CEO that has no design or product experience (as mentioned in many other reviews) and a BD executive that has never sold anything in the 1.5 years that he has been here. I hope things turn around but if you are looking for work here just know that we are in a bit of a stall.

      5.0
      Sep 15, 2016

      Awesome people, endless possibilities, great place to be!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Speck Design works with some of the biggest names in the bay area. The ability to work on groundbreaking products is what drew me to the company and it has not disappointed. Speck Design is in a unique position with the recent acquisition by Future Brands. This has opened up many more opportunities. If you are the kind of person who embraces a challenge and loves to drive change, then Speck is the place for you. The staff is a unique mix of disciplines and everyone works well together. There is never a dull moment.

      Cons

      There are some growing pains and organizational challenges which come with an acquisition, but I am positive these will be resolved in the near future.

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