Avoid! - In-house Photographer Lomography Employee Review

1.0
29 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Department I worked in was nice. The people I worked with on daily basis where very nice.

Cons

Toxic work culture. No work-life balance. Always expected to stay late. Ridiculous amount of short term deadlines and tasks that "must" be finished today. Constant negative feedback. Lack of motivation. Manager always does her best to put you down and make you feel like you are doing inadequate job. Very low salary without raise potential. When asked for raise after 4 years the answer was - this is not company that will pay you (direct quote from manager). After several people leave, responsibilities just keep getting piled on without any increase in salary. Manager doesn't accept any ideas, unless it's her idea. And later criticizes you for not providing enough ideas. You get criticized for not being creative and always doing the same thing, even though you do exactly what manager asks you to do. She's basically describing herself. Exploits interns. They are hired to do full time job and experience all the stress that comes with it for almost no pay.

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5.0
20 Jul 2023
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Pros

Get to work with awesome photographers, artists, and organizations

Cons

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2.0
20 Feb 2025
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Recommend
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Pros

- The local team was awesome. A super supportive, fun, and laid-back environment to work in. - You get to connect with amazing creatives, not only within the film photography community but across various disciplines & industries - The workload is enjoyable and you can really make it your own - Lovely staff/employees all around!

Cons

- Employees are severely underpaid & undervalued, especially for US standards. There are no opportunities for raises; even those who have stayed at the company for years are not given raises. The company hires eager young people who are fresh out of college, simply because they can pay them as little as possible. - The owners are unfortunately very disrespectful, hostile and out of line most of the time. On multiple occasions, they spoke negatively about past & current employees behind their backs. Being around them was stressful and uncomfortable. - No flexibility or incentives for employees. There is zero tolerance for remote working, you are expected to be in office 5 days a week. Employees receive bare minimum PTO and health benefits. The owners try very hard to enforce rigid rules & micromanagement, specifically within the US. - The owners expect you to devote your entire life to the company and completely cut out any personal creative endeavors or side hustles.

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