Redbubble reviews

1) Ethical Concerns: It's hard to swallow the company Kool-Aid about "helping independent artists" when so much counterfeit merch is being sold on the site at the expense of indie musicians, game developers, graphic designers and even YouTubers.  2) Leadership: Senior executives seem unable to prioritize and constantly second-guess decisions resulting in wasted time, energy and resources that the company does not have. They come across as out-of-touch, unrealistic and inept, perhaps because most are based in a remote market that represents less than a tenth of the company's business. 3) Strategy: Incremental short-term growth tactics like product line extension, paid marketing and discounting have been exhausted. Meanwhile, management has failed to identify or adequately invest in and nurture long-term, transformational opportunities. Redbubble seems lost.  4) Products: When you come right down to it, the company's products are generally mediocre, from the slow website and clunky app to the overpriced t-shirts and notebooks

Going public, and the resulting turnover, harmed the culture. The emphasis is now on the bottom line. This is dangerous, because management doesn't have a long-term strategy for the company besides releasing more products (how many types of t-shirts do we need, really?). This manifests as erratic layoffs and rehires within a few months. Some of those moves can be very cold; Redbubble brought an early Aussie employee to the US and terminated her before the green card process finished. The "people" team cracked down on in-office happy hours, and most people that made the culture what it was have left or been forced out. Morale has been down for a while as teams have been stripped of headcount and the resources they need to perform their jobs. The emphasis now is on the HQ in Melbourne. On a practical note, the office only has 3 bathrooms for 70-ish people. Our desks are still wooden doors. The wifi hardly works!