Building Blocks Reviews

Pros

Super rewarding and fun. Bosses are easy going. Employees are cool too.

Cons

Hard work mentally and physically

Pros

The kids were fun to work with

Cons

The employees were not properly trained and did not treat the children as good as they should have

Pros

Building Blocks has a strong collaborative culture. In the short time I've been with the agency I've felt welcomed and appreciated by the leadership and the teams wiht which I interact on a daily basis. The projects are very interesting, and the clients are diverse and dynamic. It's an exciting place to work.

Cons

Like any smaller company you have to take initiative to get things done, and make your mark.

Pros

Building Blocks is a growing, ambitious agency. With a focus on delivering quality and a love of tackling very complex, technical solutions, it is full of people who are true experts in their field. It's certainly the agency of choice if you want to work with 'the best of the best'. As well as being international itself (with offices in the UK, Spain and the US), it works with huge, global clients, so we're always sure to be working on large scale projects for well known brands, and there is always the opportunity to travel internationally. Being part of a wider network of agencies (Dept) has brought with it exciting opportunities - from international travel, to access to hundreds of digital experts and the associated personal development opportunities. Despite being acquired, Building Blocks has maintained its own identity, culture and operates separately. BB offers really good benefits including flexi-time, private healthcare and company pension, as well as social events. It strikes a good work/life balance. I also love how centrally located in the city centre its head office is and how friendly everyone is who works here.

Cons

Need to get better at celebrating success - we have a lot to be proud of, but are often too modest to shout about it!

Pros

Building Blocks take on quite a lot of Junior Developers and put them straight to work on real projects. It's environment where you can learn a lot very quickly if you are talented and driven - there are a lot of helpful and smart people around to learn from - however there sometimes isn't enough support for Juniors and projects can go awry because of this. There are a lot of opportunities to work with global brands that will impress your friends! Projects are often technically interesting. City centre office location with lots of good places to go out to eat/drink nearby. Meetups are occasionally held in the office. You will get to work with a lot of great people, who are good at their jobs and fun to be around. There are regular company nights out, sometimes paid for by the company. Flexi time, overtime pay (and no expectation to work overtime), good pension scheme.

Cons

There are often issues caused by poor specs and scope creep. Developers care a lot about the quality of their work however it is sometimes compromised by tight deadlines. There were some scheduling issues at times however this at got a lot better by the time I left. Pay is below average for the area and seems to be based more on your ability to negotiate than your contribution to the company. Some members of the management team seem out of touch with the day-to-day workings of the company.