Extremely Low pay and Toxic environment for designers - Interior Designer Havenly Employee Review

1.0
30 Dec 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Pros may be remote work but management uses that as an opportunity to be condescending and demeaning since they don't have to look you in the eye while doing it.

Cons

-The pay is below industry standard (less than $5/hour) and then they will use further ways to deduct from it. Example- $20 deducted off your pay if you are late even once by a few hours. - Extremely low commission ( 1-2%) for the vendor tier that is most popular with their client base. - Good design does not come so cheap and creative work takes longer than a few hours to churn out. The result is that clients receive a subpar product and keep asking for revisions ( unlimited revisions are allowed that the designer is not compensated for) This is basically just an unpaid waste of time and effort for the designer. - The disrespect for designers in this company is unbelievable. They think that by constantly telling you that you are not good enough, they can make you believe that you have to put up with their unfair ways. The so called management team hides behind their computer and creates an extremely manipulative environment. They are constantly threatening to terminate your contract in an attempt to get you to put up with their toxic environment. Advice to CEO: Shake up the HQ design leads and have people with proven management experience. You pay designers so low, at least if the leaders are motivating and pleasant to work with, it makes it easier to show up to work.

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Pros

- Flexibility - Independence - Designer Support

Cons

- Low Pay - No Room for Advancement

2.0
8 June 2026
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Pros

- Work from home on a mostly flexible schedule - Good for early career or even design students to build a portfolio and client experience.

Cons

- Extremely low pay. Project-based, not hourly. No additional pay for bigger projects or picky clients who want unlimited redesigns. When you do get commission, it's at extremely low rates, 1%-5%. However, there were frequent problems with orders that are part of the system you have no control over, which meant clients canceled and decided they wouldn't buy anything through the platform again, and you got no commission, even though they still asked for ongoing support and resourcing for out-of-stock items. My average hourly rate worked out to about $15, including base pay and commissions. - Tight deadlines and required continuous client onboarding, so not a low-key side hustle. - No career growth opportunities. - No benefits. (unless you count discounted furniture, but with that salary, you still can't afford most of the things you want)

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