no thank you - Art Director Goldbelly Employee Review

1.0
20 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are no pros to working here.

Cons

Literally this company is nothing but red flags

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5.0
12 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Always changing what you are working on, and team moves quickly

Cons

most important items change often

1.0
14 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Some genuinely kind talented teammates who still try to hold the line together * Occasional lunch or site credit * A fast crash course in what not to do at a startup

Cons

* Authoritarian leadership wrapped in chaos. * Onboarding lasted about 20 minutes, then radio silence. * No clear process or project management coverage * Expectations shift daily * Micromanagement and gaslighting cycle * The direction on Monday gets reversed by Friday, then blamed on miscommunication. * Feedback means copying existing work exactly without context or purpose. * Designers are treated like production robots rather than creative professionals. * Toxic culture dynamics * Operates on fear and performance optics * Leadership takes credit for wins mistakes are pushed down to the team. * Evaluation based on Slack activity, not actual output * Expect late Friday gotcha calls questioning commitment. * Tool and communication chaos * Slack is the only real system of record Monday project tool is ignored. * Context is constantly lost in DMs * Mental health warning: Anxiety and stress are symptoms of the environment, not the individual. Stress responses are mislabeled as attitude problems.

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