Hello Design Reviews

Pros

I worked at Hello Design for 18 months and I am beyond grateful and thankful that I got to work for one of the top design agencies in Los Angeles. They brought me over from South Africa and helped me relocate to Los Angeles where they were based. I would not be the designer I was today and I would never have grown as much as I have if it hadn't been for my experience at Hello Design. They boosted my portfolio and over all confidence as a designer. The team was fun, we did fun activities outside of work like dinners and ski trips as a company. The culture was always great and I would highly recommend them to other designers who are looking to change their life. I am just so thankful that I got to work at Hello Design and for the absolute amazing experience they have given me as a designer and as a person. Amazing Clients, Amazing Work, just Award Winning stuff!

Cons

No cons really, only one is to maybe consider creating more of an outside space where colleges could socialize after work and during lunch breaks. It was unfortunate that COVID took away from this experience in 2020 when I was at Hello.

Pros

Pro - You'll develop really strong relationships with your team due to the sheer fact that you'll find solace in commiserating over your shared traumas. I know you might be desperate in your search for work, but PLEASE, value your time, mental health, family, relationships, and self worth over whatever job you're about to apply to at this company. LOVE YOURSELF, LOOK FOR SOMEWHERE/SOMETHING ELSE. Please believe that the "positive" reviews are written by upper management.

Cons

CEO is abusive and narcissistic. Has never offered anything constructive and prefers to lead by intimidation, humiliation, and fear. Upper management is made up of spineless cowards who have an inability to offer anything else to the company other than stroking the CEOs fragile ego. COO - don't really know what this person does other than sweep all the dirt under the carpet...

Pros

Working remotely for this company during COVID lockdown has been good. We are on tools like Slack and Asana and the team I work with is organized and efficient. The company trusts teams to get the work done, but we still meet regularly to collaborate. Good work/life balance, no overtime or weekends. We do a lot of team bonding and getting to know you activities too. I'm excited to get back in person, to hang out and meet people more.

Cons

There is always a lot going on because we work on all kinds of projects. This isn't a bad thing, but you have to have to be able to pivot from different kinds of work, not just one thing. If something isn’t efficient you can work with your team to solve it and make it run smoother.

Pros

I like being part of a team here—people work together collaboratively, are smart, and care about each other and the creative output. I was drawn to Hello’s values, the great clients and projects, and I have found all to be true here. It’s a creatively stimulating environment with opportunities to grow in your expertise and get exposure to learn new things.

Cons

Fake negative reviews on Glassdoor. My former employer had this problem on Glassdoor, and those bad reviews did not reflect the company. So I know to take these with a grain of salt. In my time here I have not personally encountered negativity like what these Glassdoor reviews say at all.

Pros

-Free water -Coworkers are cool; you bond together in misery and celebrate as people move on to new jobs eventually.

Cons

-Utter lack of regard for your time and personal life. Expect to work nights/weekends. -Pay is below industry avg. Really stingy w/ PTO. -You will be left alone if you're valued (i.e. talented designer or developer). Everyone else, good luck. -Grown men and women literally cry here after being berated and belittled by the CEO and management. And for what? A website or an email? bahaha

Pros

Having worked at Hello for several years, reading some of the negative reviews here is interesting. It seems many are from people with personal gripes with the company. I’ve had a rewarding and positive experience, so I wanted to share some insights on what I’ve enjoyed the most at Hello: - High quality people who you can learn from and enjoy collaborating with. I consider myself fortunate to have met and worked with many of the people here, and still keep in touch with many. - Big impactful brands and cool projects. There are projects I’m really proud both of working on and putting on my resume. - Control and leadership opportunity. For me, this was a benefit because I tend to be hands-on and proactive. I was able to shape my career in terms of my role and the projects I worked on.

Cons

Leadership can sometimes be busy and preoccupied with overseeing work and new business. However this can be expected at any company- and if you take time to seek advice, they do find the time to provide it.

Pros

As mentioned in most of these reviews, there are smart and talented people and I enjoy working with all of them. I am proud of the work I’ve done here for some pretty cool brands. One of the things I enjoy the most is working on different projects for all kinds of clients so there are always new challenges and opportunities.

Cons

I think people are smart enough to see for themselves that a lot of these super negative comments are just not true and are more attacks from someone disgruntled. No place is perfect but I can say Hello is always trying to get better. They do listen to feedback and I’ve seen a lot of positive change personally. Like everything else in life, if it’s too positive or too negative, it’s probably neither extreme. Just talk to different people who work here during the interview process (which is what I did) and I can say after being here for a while a lot of it was unfounded.

Pros

It's fun to compare the real reviews from the fake ones. The reason Hello has notable work is not because of the CEO or higher-up leaders, but because of the interns and entry level employees who though of everything and did all the work.

Cons

Funny How these 4 or 5 star reviews dismiss the verbal abuse from CEO. "I think people are smart enough to see for themselves that a lot of these super negative comments are just not true" should be a red flag in itself and is gaslighting. Anyone who labels people as "disgruntled" either benefit from a system that takes advantage of employees or have low self-esteem, they would rather preserve a destructive office environment That all stems from CEO. Shame on the COO for enabling such disorganization, toxic energy, and lack of guidance for entry-level employees. The rest of the leadership are not necessarily bad in nature, but are bad for not sticking up for employees when CEO because they are complacent and don't bother to change the work culture.