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2.0
6 Sept 2020

Not the greatest experience

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Pros

You learn a lot, people are mostly nice, international teams

Cons

Bad salary, no possibility to grow, employees quitting often (always new people to train), old mentality

1.0
29 Mar 2025

Avoid!

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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.

2.0
20 Feb 2025
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- 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.

3.0
24 Jan 2022

lack of long term vision

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- people are friendly - staff discount - would be a paradise to you if you love analogue photography - able to achieve work-life balance

Cons

- underpaid - lack of long term vision - the founders and seniors have old mindset and sometimes did not welcome new ideas - poor management

2.0
20 Mar 2022

Little to no care for the growth for employees

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Pros

Met some of the most creative people ever due to the nature of the work Community/customers are nice, fun, loyal and understanding Because management is a mess, workload is light (at the same time counterproductive)

Cons

No growth (no promotion of upskill) Turnover is high No way to promote its POC employees No salary increase even if you’re a good performer micromanaging Experienced sexism and ageism with one of the managers Isn’t open to employees ideas (if they liked your idea they’ll take credit for it)

2.0
22 May 2022

No room to upskill or advance your career

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Pros

- Local team is amazing. They are some of the most creative and hardworking people I know. - Being surrounded by a creative community is never boring. There's always something to look forward to even when just browsing their website. - Office environment is fun and chill. No dress code. - Work from home setting during the pandemic. - We receive Lomography cameras and freebies yearly. There's also an employee discount.

Cons

- No room to grow. The company doesn't offer training/seminars relevant to your role. - Pay is way below industry standards. No annual reviews/salary increases/ bonuses. - Experienced mansplaining, and micromanaging. - Some bosses from other countries often look down on our team. - Outdated office equipment, even on basic things like tables and chairs. - High attrition rate. Prepare to shoulder more work than what's in your contract without a formal agreement and additional pay. - During the pandemic, we're able to work from home. Provided equipment was already slow and outdated which makes it frustrating. It's better to just buy your own computer.

3.0
31 Dec 2020

The film camera industry is in decline

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-People are nice -Working hours flexible

Cons

-Job is not very professional -The industry is in decline

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