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Awful experience as person of colour - Junior User Experience/UI Designer Code Computerlove Employee Review

1.0
Jul 2, 2023
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Pros

- A great place to work - if you’re the right demographic

Cons

It has taken months of therapy and a new job to realise how toxic this place was. It felt like I was the first male person of colour they’d ever met. 1) I felt profiled and almost wilfully misjudged from day one. The only bad experience I’ve had in an office role. 2) It felt beyond creepy and vile at times - particularly one higher-up. Young men be very careful around some of these people (read between the lines). 3) Some of the most oversized, toxic, fragile egos I have ever encountered. Embarrassingly childish behaviour from grown adults. 4) All smiles at first - then an escalating pattern of sadistic, emotionally immature, unrestrained behaviour. Very insidious feeling. 5) At times highly reactive - unable to see nuances and so will action in an emotionally charged manner. Think this radiates from some seniors. 6) It’s a bubble - highly limited worldview/experiences. Mates who’ll encourage each others bad ideas. No strong dissenting voices. 7) Embarrassingly haughty considering some of their behaviour, and also that not many of the positive aspects of their culture are even that unique in society. ***As a person of colour you won’t find allies here - in the north or south there are many many workplaces where people are far more conscientious, restrained, and better able to nurture professional and personal development***

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Code Computerlove Response
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We are extremely saddened to read a review that is so at odds with the diverse and inclusive culture we have here at Code. We have thorough and confidential HR processes in place should colleagues have concerns they would like to disclose. During the course of your employment and even upon exit, you did not disclose any of the concerns mentioned above. As part of the exit process, we spent a considerable period of time together, and you thanked us for the support provided. Since you left the business a year ago, you have been in touch with several colleagues and enquired on two separate occasions to rejoin the business as a Junior User Experience. However, we did not have an active vacancy available at that time. Should you wish to discuss this further, I would welcome the opportunity to speak. You have my contact details should you wish to reach out.

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