General staff was great to work with, but senior management was very disconnected from reality - Senior Designer dTank Employee Review

2.0
Nov 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very interesting projects and given the ability to work on all aspects of the process. Have direct access to clients and vendors and given some freedom to create designs that met the clients needs

Cons

No work life balance. Was expected to work 10 hour days, even if there wasn't enough work. Management did not treat the staff very well and sometimes was borderline abusive in the way they treated people.

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5.0
May 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great marketing team collaboration and communication. Owner is very involved and team does a great job of staying inspired.

Cons

The production aspect of dTank can be stressful at times but it is something that comes with working in this industry.

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1.0
Nov 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cool office, nice location and average LA pay rate. Some of the project can be interesting for your portoflio if this is your first full time job.

Cons

You started off with little to no training for the daily work. If you get 1 or 2 things wrong on the output, the boss will have zero mercy for any mistake and prompty yell at you in front of everyone during the evening review meeting. The boss is clearly in need of therapy and help with his anger and low EQ. The senior management consist of a few old pal of his, they would do nothing to help with the situation - the head will roll and there will be replacement to yell at and fire. As a designer you are required to quote and manage the vendor on your own, the A/D firm pays a premium for the design service but the company does not value design talent nor have a strong internal design team - very odd considering they do not do any manufacturing in-house. Most people will not last more than 3 months of constant abuse from all directions (long hour, abusive boss and weak manager). There's no career path in this company - Take this job if it's our last option but don't expect to last. Just ask all the current and former employee on Linkedin and they will tell you the same thing.

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