A facade. Don't be fooled. - Designer Elephant Employee Review

2.0
21 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

· Competitive pay + benefits · Generally known agency with big brands · Summer Fridays · Snacks, Drinks, etc. · Laidback people

Cons

· Yet another corporate agency which looks cool on the exterior · Boring, uninspiring projects initially fluffed up to excite you. Ultimately, you'll end up doing production worked packaged as design · No overall company mission or purpose · Diminutive, flimsy design culture · Siloed, self-contained teams · CD micro-managing runs rampant. More often than not, reviews result in Do-As-I-Say critiques vs open, collaborative discussions—easy to feel disposable and like another cog in a machine · No room for growth and personal development · Company preaches inclusion, yet 95% of employees, and more importantly, upper-management, are Non-POC. Arbitrary, agency-wide meetings to remedy this are nothing more than virtue signaling

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5.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
31 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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Cons

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