Stay away - Technical Designer Madison 88 Employee Review

On the brink of illegal working conditions. There's no working fridge, coffee machine, clean table area to prep lunch etc… none of the basics. Sometimes there wasn’t even running water or working toilets. 1 of the office rooms has 9+ adults with 0 windows. Office is open environment with people piled on top of each other. NO personal work space whatsoever. Freight elevator opens directly to office rooms, so employees are constantly disrupted by loud noises, packaging tasks, and strangers entering. No adequate air flow system in the office- Owner penny pinches by not turning on a/c, leaving some employees to get so hot they’re sweating at their desks unless they’ve purchased personal fans or cooling system. So on top of having being piled on top of each other and claustrophobic, you are either hot as hell or freezing. No adequate sample storage system whatsoever. Samples are kept in large clothing containers stacked on top of each other, shoved in a back room. Looking for/getting anything is hopeless. Office supplies are reused to an embarrassing extent. If you need a binder, folders, and pens, brace yourself to be handed items from years ago that half-work since they’ve had multiple owners prior to you. Employees have no office phones. So are often forced to use personal cell phones for business use. 1 of the owners told me "in tough times..." they "keep in mind the people with kids/families." I immediately felt uncomfortable and asked directly if being a single woman put me at a higher risk of termination (which is against the law). She responded with “that’s a good question…” then neglected to answer and started talking about the company’s current business status. It was beyond inappropriate, unlawful, and shows their entire lack of professionalism of which they’re oblivious to. It doesn't take much to know that a statement like that can be sued over. Employees are judgmental & cliquey but Above all- the owners have created all of this and are the culprit problem. They literally scream at their employees and overseas partners it’s—appallingly unprofessional. They get unnecessarily angry and accusatory towards their own team, over things that can be easily solved/fixed. Lots of finger pointing and backstabbing. Toxic work environment.