Run, don't look back, save yourself - Anonymous employee Two Twelve Employee Review

1.0
Nov 10, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I rated this company 1 star because zero stars wasn't an option. Nice neighborhood? Large windows?

Cons

Wow, where to begin. You're going to get run down and emotionally abused with very little money to show for it. The two CEOs are like a pair of fighting, divorcing parents-- they leave a trail of discomfort and a disquieting queasiness in their wake. They make the office feel like a dysfunctional family home that you need to run away from. This feeling trickles down the ladder such that passive aggressiveness and misplaced anger from your coworkers will become the norm. If you are a lower-level employee, prepare to have the fact that you don't matter shoved in your face every day by being spoken down to, disrespected, asked to do the most degrading of tasks, it really runs the gamut. The whole company runs like a 30-person retirement fund for the irrelevant CEOs, who will sit next to you and breathe down your neck while you work, spend hours of a meeting not paying attention and playing on their computers, who will only come up to breathe to tell you all how your work isn't good enough. My only advice to you is run, run, run, run, run.

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5.0
Sep 28, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great learning experience, growth potential for those who welcomes it. Team oriented, amazing work life balance, outstanding project rooster, a company that strives on diversity, inclusivity, fair pay and professional development for all.

Cons

Centrally location in the heart of Chelsea requires a little extra commute.

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1.0
Apr 16, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

They have updated their visual identity to something like "212", so don't be fooled. – Good Projects, though the catch is that you'll be producing a lot of work on your personal time, and it's an expected norm.

Cons

– Anything you do as an employee on your time is appreciated and seen as a mark of great work ethic. The company likes free work without paying employees for the extra time and effort. You'll get bagels and cheese. Haha – Lacks transparency. Big Time! About compensation and budgets. Ask them, and you'll get some funny classic answers every time. – On that note, if you ask, the senior executives will be shocked that you can even speak your mind. And how dare you ask or inquire about anything at all. – The design managers constantly hover over you to see what you are doing on screen. Major trust issues and micromanagement run deep. – You won't just be a designer but also a project manager, note-taker, event initiator, and much more, and you'll be paid in "exposure and experience". – Some teams glorify working over time, through sickness and pushing through. – You will notice a nasty level of passive aggressiveness, subtle sarcasm, and cheap jokes passed around over time. – Admin/ HR department is for namesake. Your concerns will never be taken in the right way. Pro Tip: They'll give illusion of job security & steady pay (though very low), but consider the long-term effect it would have on your overall personality, life, and career. Low self-esteem frugal & be happy with what you get mindset will ultimately be the major takeaways.

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