Read between the positive reviews. Toxic work culture, high turnover. - Anonymous employee Designlab Employee Review

1.0
5 Oct 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great mission, good values on paper, there are colleagues that genuinely care, remote work environment

Cons

- Toxic work culture that rewards the loudest voice in the room, overconfidence, and cutthroat behavior - Obvious group of inner-circle employees who consistently receive preferential treatment from leadership - Perpetual issues with communication, lack of transparency - Inexperienced leadership struggles with communication. Unable to delegate decisions due to lack of trust. Micromanagement and need for control leads to stress and inefficiency - Unethical treatment of employees leaving the company - Inaccurate job descriptions - Lack of growth opportunities - High turnover and high burnout - Uncompetitive pay

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5.0
25 June 2024
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Pros

Payment is made on time and there’s a clear syllabus to follow

Cons

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3.0
9 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- mission driven - get to help career switchers learn design - flexible schedule

Cons

- way fewer students taking the course, which means less students to mentor, and less pay

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