Designlab Reviews

4.3

78% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)
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Harish Venkatesan

71% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Designlab has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Designlab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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27 reviews
5.0
4 Aug 2021
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Pros

The main thing that stands out about working at Designlab is the team. I've never felt so supported in regards to my professional growth, and it continues to be such a joy to work among a bunch of individuals who are all so enthusiastic about our mission and highly skilled in their area of expertise. Everyone's opinion matters and it's great to see individual ideas flow through the organization! As a remote organization, they try to create as much space for concentration time as possible, with meetings only held when needed. There are also lots of (virtual) social activities going on if people are keen, including a games hour, lunch & learn, craft club, watercooler, and book club. All in all, I have to say it's the best place I've ever worked!

Cons

As to be expected, we go through certain periods of growing pains due to being a startup that's starting to become a slightly larger company. It's great to see how everyone is willing to pitch in regardless, and that management is open to thoughts and opinions of how best to tackle situations along the way.

1.0
5 Oct 2021
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Pros

Great mission, good values on paper, there are colleagues that genuinely care, remote work environment

Cons

- Toxic work culture that rewards the loudest voice in the room, overconfidence, and cutthroat behavior - Obvious group of inner-circle employees who consistently receive preferential treatment from leadership - Perpetual issues with communication, lack of transparency - Inexperienced leadership struggles with communication. Unable to delegate decisions due to lack of trust. Micromanagement and need for control leads to stress and inefficiency - Unethical treatment of employees leaving the company - Inaccurate job descriptions - Lack of growth opportunities - High turnover and high burnout - Uncompetitive pay

1.0
2 Aug 2021
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Pros

There are no pros. This environment was incredibly damaging.

Cons

It is apparent that there is little regard for employees, nor the students DesignLab works with. The environment was incredibly hostile and my work was adversely affected by the unhealthy conditions prevalent in the office. Harish and Daniel struggle to lead a team with empathy, professionalism, and the best interests of anyone at heart. Miscommunication and chronic layoffs were overwhelming. There was even direction from management to "catch" peers so they could find a reason to fire them. This truly appalling practice created a fearful environment that built distrust amongst colleagues. I am surprised this company is still in business given how truly horrific the work conditions are.

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