Unhealthy for designers - Product Designer Coursera Employee Review

1.0
Jul 15, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

You can build strong partnerships with developers

Cons

The environment is passive-aggressive and overly hierarchical. There is little empathy for each other, and most teams operate in silos. Design is positioned on UI only

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great people, strong mission and purpose

Cons

Lacks a cohesive strategy, Udemy + Coursera merger is a mess (no strategy, treatment of people is poor), communication is lacking, little career advancement.

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