Miserable Work Environment - Designer StudioBinder Employee Review

Thank you for the feedback. I’m sorry you feel that way. First, we don’t discriminate against gender. In fact, StudioBinder’s CTO is female. We don't "reprimand" employees for leaving at the 8h mark. That’s silly. If someone is struggling with the duties of a job, they need help. This can sometimes be understood as "micromanagement." But there are very skilled employees who are left alone for days to be creative. So it really depends on the person. You are correct - there was indeed a time when we did a 3-month work-to-hire, but we've since retired that approach. Lunch breaks are taken at the same time daily and adhered to per CA employment requirements. Lunch is a great opportunity for employees to socialize (if they're inclined to). If an employee wishes to chat about the project they’re working on during this time, that’s great (but it wouldn’t be fair to refer to it as a “meeting”). People should be free to chat about anything they want. Management typically does not join employees during lunch (unless it's a catered Friday lunch). In the early days of the company, some freelance writers did indeed work on their own laptops. Now every employee at StudioBinder is provided an iMac or iMac Pro. The turn-over rate is something that we worked on in 2017-18. It’s a common challenge for companies, and we've made huge strides with our process and how we filter new hires. These days we have a "band" versus a "group of rockstars” approach and it’s been really positive. When the company was just starting out salaries were lower (though still higher than competing blogs), but it's above market these days with 3 weeks paid time-off. The pay is in line with the experience. Oh, the bathroom — We weren't fans either. We've since expanded our office and built our own en suite bathroom. - Updated 4/11/20