They Trust Their Employees - User Experience Designer Design Interactive Employee Review

5.0
Jul 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

DI gives people the freedom and trust to do their work. They foster a culture of innovation allowing for everyone's input and changing accordingly. There's room for growth as they promote from within. There's a pretty hefty training budget, I mean, they have a training budget! The pay is competitive and if you feel like there's an issue there they will re-evaluate and rectify if you bring it up. There's a good mix of being busy but having time to yourself. Really decent work life balance. I've learned so much different tech here and how to use it. There's room for learning and implementing new processes if you believe it'll be more efficient. Leadership listens and wants to help you have a fulfilling career and a happy life. There's a bar in the office and people ACTUALLY use it once in a while and it's great to hang out and talk about what other people are working on.

Cons

Sometimes the busy turns into chaos and it can be a little crazy. Which can turn into an erosion of work life balance. Usually when this happens, there's a bit of company fun reward/de-stressor after the dust settles though.

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5.0
Feb 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Able to learn a lot given all the different projects/domains the company works in. Awesome teammates, get to work with very friendly and smart people. Work life balance is great.

Cons

Benefits have room for improvement.

1.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Somewhat flexible schedule depending on your role.

Cons

DI has me feeling like my skills and education were significantly underutilized. Despite having a graduate degree and specialized experience, I was primarily assigned repetitive grunt work with little to contribute at the level I was hired for. There was no meaningful path for advancement, professional development, or growth, and it often felt like individual employees were viewed as expendable. You could be told your position was no longer needed without ever having been given the chance to fully demonstrate your capabilities. The work environment was disorganized, with leadership frequently taking on projects before determining whether the company actually had the expertise or resources to complete them. Much of the job involved teaching yourself new skills just to keep projects moving. While the company's founder deserves credit for building the organization, it has been an improvement that she is now more hands-off, as she was often difficult to work with and contributed little to project execution while still receiving much of the recognition. For a tech related company, the laptops given to employees were often outdated and broken. It was also very discouraging to see people with less experience hired into higher-level positions while internal employees were overlooked. At the same time, the company cited budget constraints to eliminate jobs but continued bringing on employees' children as interns who often transitioned into full-time positions. Overall, I would not recommend working here if you are looking for a workplace that values employee growth, recognizes talent, or provides fair opportunities.

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