500 Designs Reviews

4.2

75% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

Stephen Brett

78% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

500 Designs has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The 500 Designs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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74 reviews
5.0
2 Mar 2022

Fun Culture | Lots of growth

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Engaging Events - Free food on Mondays - Career Growth - Engaging workmates

Cons

- Just late bonuses but not a big deal. - I work extra hours when there are urgent and/or 2 or more projects at the same time.

2.0
9 Jul 2023
Recommend
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Pros

– Majority of colleagues are highly skilled, hardworking, and amiable. – The website designs are visually appealing, creative, and well-executed. – The team enjoys a close-knit dynamic, with engaging weekly meetings. – Fully remote and day shift (for PH employees) – Company events like Halloween party and Christmas party – Webinars on topics like mental health

Cons

– Recently had cost cutting, delayed salaries, layoffs, and a pause on monthly bonuses/profit-sharing for at least 11 months. – The salary structure for PH employees is based on local industry rates, which may not be as competitive as some would expect from a US company. – Only 10 vacation leaves and 5 sick leaves – The HMO coverage could be improved to align with the standards set by other PH companies. – The company has a comprehensive time-tracking system that requires employees to log time for all their tasks, meetings, and administrative activities, which some may find excessive. – Those who are client-facing (US timezone) have higher chances of getting recognized and promoted. – There have been instances where promises made by the CEO, such as US work visas for PH employees, company shares, and on-time salaries, were not fulfilled, leading to eroded trust among employees. – Top management's hands-on approach in all departments may lead to micromanagement and hinder employee autonomy, as decisions are sometimes made without input from relevant teams. As they are the decision-makers in all departments, this leads to bottlenecks, employees that are uninformed of the decisions made, and duplicate work. – The company's exploration of new business ventures, while dealing with existing challenges, raises concerns about prioritization.

1.0
28 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Sometimes workloads are not super intense so there's a work-balance.

Cons

Human Resources, Project Management & tmp; other teams alignments is a disaster. They do constant micromanagement, one of the bosses always insults you if you make a mistake, he says he's transparent, but it's harassment. The workloads and distribution of them is atrocious, worst place to be at. I chose this company because of the reviews of Glassdoor, but they're arranged by the CEOs to make the company look splendid when it's a complete mess and very startup. Don't recommend at all. Be aware of this. Mental health is in risk all the time.

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