The Creative Department is a complete mess - Front End Developer Stirista Employee Review

1.0
15 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of the people are very nice, and relatable. If I had stayed, I could have seen myself making lifelong friends.

Cons

The lead of the creative department will try to gaslight you, downplay your accomplishments, never stop talking about any mistake you made regardless of how long ago it occurred, and frowns upon any learning that occurs on the job. I created over 20 emails for them, worked on 5-6 websites for clients, had 3 Wordpress projects; all within the span of 1.5 months, and I was fired due to taking a bit of extra time on one Wordpress site that absolutely no one else knew how to fix. I could have asked one question to the contractor they hired (who was already basically a full-time employee there, but of course this was probably so they could pay him less) to fix the thing in minutes, but they just kept blaming me for this one mistake like a broken record until they fired me out of the blue one day. My favorite flaw with the Creative department is that they gave a Mac so that they could control my environment better - specifically for that reason, despite me having less experience with one. I had issues deploying to one of their clients sites *due to a local permissions issue, which is a classic environmental issue* and yet they blamed me for it instead of helping me with my environment, which was the whole purpose of the Mac is the first place! Funnily enough, this happened again on the day I was fired. I would have rated the CEO higher, but I just can't bring myself to do that when he's so oblivious as to what's going on with the Creative Department (or just didn't care), although he seemed like a nice guy.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Role expectations changed quickly after I started in December 2025. During the hiring process I was assured that my prior client relationships would not be the primary focus, but shortly after joining I was told those relationships were actually a key reason I was hired. I was repeatedly asked to provide lists of clients from previous companies, and felt significant pressure to do so so other reps could pursue those relationships internally. Leadership presence also felt limited. Many leaders did not appear to have a strong understanding of the industry or the company’s capabilities, which made it difficult to get clear answers when questions came up around products or strategy. I was also constantly left out of sales and product meetings without any desire to fix the issue to include me. After submitting a client list at management’s direction, I was terminated abruptly. The explanation referenced a “non-compete,” even though the documentation I had previously provided referenced a non-solicitation, not a non-compete. The timeline described in the termination notice also didn’t align with when that documentation had already been shared internally earlier prior to starting the role.

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