Design Within Reach Reviews

Is there a maximum word count in this section? Might need all of the space and then some. Feel free to take this review with a grain of salt, but I have no reason to be untruthful with my experiences. I left the company on my own after deciding this was not a place I believed in, nor would tolerate any longer. I would hope that no one else is subjected to what myself and fellow colleagues have gone through while employed here. If you aren't good at what you do, constantly throw people under the bus, and accuse employees of lying to cover up your mistakes and inadequacies...then this is the perfect place for you! If not, don't even consider working here, it's not worth years being taken off of your life for dealing with the unreal amount of childish, unethical behavior that is allowed AND tolerated at Design Within Reach. Never in my life have I seen so many unqualified people rise to manager level or above and then force their subordinates (not colleagues as you would think of a company as a team and not an incompetent oligarchy) to bend to their petty, power-tripping wills or be written up for trying to be a reasonable, responsible employee. I'd say maybe 10-15% of the employees that are manager or above are actually great people. They are the only saving graces that allowed me to endure my tenure there. People that deserve these roles were told they were never "manager material" yet somehow are expected to act as managers anyway due to their wealth of knowledge, ability to get the job done, and considerate treatment of others. I'm no longer there and command more respect still than most of the management team currently (or ever will). This tells you more than it should about the morale of the current employees and their views on their "leaders". Also, the reps (Account Executives) are another group of abhorrent people that think they run this organization. Must be nice to be able to speak down to employees, curse them out, yell, kick, cry, scream to get your way and have it be acceptable behavior while the HQ employees are reprimanded for just doing their jobs. But again, it's tolerated and allowed by the incompetent management/executive team so it's become a sad way of life for people there that will never change.

Horrendous management. Zero checks and balances. Understaffed. Lacks self-awareness as a brand. Lacks diversity in choosing designers to collaborate with. Extremely micro-managed. Lacks trust in their employee's skills and talents. Does not provide a work environment that gives employees the opportunity to do what they are good at and hired to do. No opportunities to grow professionally. Plays favorites and likes to phase out employees they don't like. Fifthly, unclean office. Does NOT recycle.