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      Ziba Design Reviews

      3.1

      44% would recommend to a friend

      (56 total reviews)
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      Sohrab Vossoughi

      47% approve of CEO

      31% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Culture and values

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.8

      Senior management

      Ziba Design has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ziba Design employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      56 reviews
      1.0
      22 Jul 2014

      This Place is Terrible: all the positive reviews are from the HR woman who gets paid for hiring.

      Senior research analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Ziba once was a legendary design agency. The glory years where from 1990-2007 where the team of diverse disciplines created some exciting results. It's past reputation is now getting destroyed by the current status.

      Cons

      The philosophy and approach is fragmented. Ziba has re-orged 7+ Times in the last year. Why? All of the talented leadership have left to start their own agencies. The philosophy and way to run the agency is old. The result is undervalued employees, and naive leadership. Although retired Sohrab is the puppet master preventing change. The leadership keeps trying to rescue a sinking ship. Ziba puts on events of topics they have no expertise in. What impact has Ziba had in the market lately?

      1.0
      22 Jul 2021

      Bananas

      Project assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      occasionally there are free snacks? you will bond with other coworkers over the trauma of the work environment, long days, and verbal abuse

      Cons

      depressing and toxic work environment management makes empty promises but never fulfills so they are constantly in hiring mode, leading to current employees always overstrained very smoke and mirrors work culture As a PM you will have little to no support and the way some of your coworkers will treat you is inhumane. You will be thrown into the deep end, sink or swim! And once you think you've made it, they'll send over a shark. Management has no real PM bone in the business and very clear there has been no real management training either. Unfortunately this creates a ripple effect throughout the company and at the end of the day Ziba would rather people leave than address their deeper issues. Ziba claiming to be a 'human centered design firm' is very surface level.

      3.0
      25 Oct 2016

      Excellent Studio, Disappointing Executives

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Ziba is simply an amazing place to work. The focus of the company consistently changes, and yet it has a strong institutional memory. That memory is what enables Ziba to continue to create exceptional work. You will also be exceptional, and have access to exceptional clients. Onboarding My interview process involved meeting with members of the studio, business development, operations, and with members of the team I would be leading. The process gave me insight into the organization, and allowed the members of my team to have input into my hiring process. People Whether it's a function of recruiting or self-selection, Ziba is composed of deliberate, thoughtful professionals who often are capable of performing at a high level across multiple disciplines. Place The office is comfortable, efficient, and serene: arguably the best office and building in Portland. It offers unexpected resources including a machine shop, woodworking tools, paint booth, laser burner, and three-dimensional printer that are available for (limited) personal use. Culture Today's Ziba is not the difficult place that older reviews describe. There are times when it feels like a family ... and times when that family feels the Royal Tenenbaums.

      Cons

      Ziba cycles between 75 and 125 employees. At the lower end of that range, it struggles with overhead and outsources its operations; and at the higher end, it reverses course but doesn't have the management necessary to take advantage of its opportunities. The result is high turnover, high transition costs, and an inability to escape that cycle. The most recent decisions appear to be made without measurement of true cost or need.

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