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    ustwo Reviews

    Updated February 25, 2019
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    1. "Full-time Employee"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great studio! Small but smart.
      Everyone is friendly and positive.
      If you are a self-driven person, this place is perfect for you.
      Great benefit package and wellbeing caring.

      Cons

      Bench time, need a better plan/structure about making potential internal projects

    2. Helpful (2)

      "Revolving Door at the leadership level"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at ustwo full-time

      Pros

      Very little overtime and pleasant co-workers.

      Cons

      So much change of the group of 5 or so in the leadership position in the studio I worked in. Values/principles that were initially in place get misconstrued, forgotten about and outright ignored, in order to win over a client.
      Way to much focus on delivery, pleasing the client and trying to get out of the red - that their original selling point of user-centered design has gone out the window.

      Advice to Management

      Decide if you want to be an actual design studio or a production company for silicon valley. Honestly its just getting confusing.

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    3. "Pretty good"

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      Current Employee - Product Designer in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Product Designer in San Francisco, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at ustwo full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Mad crazy good culture. Ustwobies have DEEP CARE.

      Cons

      It's taken a long time for the company to mature and still dealing with the repercussions of some immature leadership decisions.

    4. Helpful (2)

      "Lots of opportunity, poor local leadership"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Autonomy to mold your career the way you'd like

      Cons

      Lack of mentorship, leadership team is very junior

    5. "Mixed feelings..."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at ustwo full-time

      Pros

      Really great people, benefits, work/life balance, etc. Plus the chance to do work for some very big name brands.

      Cons

      Disorganized and lacked design leadership. Spent a lot of time on the bench.

      Advice to Management

      Implement a more rigorous design process so that the quality of work remains consistent and designers enjoy the projects their on.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "amazing :^)"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at ustwo full-time

      Pros

      great culture and environment

      Cons

      none that i can think of

    7. Helpful (7)

      "Don't join at this time. Give it a few years."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      Pros

      Flat organization so there is room to maneuver and build your own position

      Cons

      Flat organization leads to no accountability.

      Advice to Management

      Fire and hire people who know what they are doing.

    8. "Passionate & Transparent"

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      Current Employee - Visual Designer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Visual Designer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at ustwo full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Talented employees, fantastic office environment, interesting client / projects, truly collaborative, transparent culture, diversity

      Cons

      Each employee must take initiative for the career development personally. While there is framework to support, this place is great only for those with self-motivated people.

      Advice to Management

      We love the way you lead. Keep it fun by making everyday a good day. Would like to see IP work from New York soon.

    9. "Wonderful Work Experience"

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      Former Employee - Visual Designer in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Visual Designer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      Pros

      I had the chance to do a six week contract job with ustwo in the fall last year (2014). As soon as I walked through the door, I felt the extremely strong sense of cohesiveness amongst everyone there. The minimal level of hierarchy made me feel like I had equal control over the project and I had as much face time with the client as everyone else, which was an awesome feeling as a contractor; they very much respected my work and opinion and treated me as if I was one of their own.

      I was spoiled with free coffee, donuts, beer, lunch, snacks and candy. They had incredible speakers come in weekly. Many people from the other international offices were there constantly and everyone was always making sure all the employees were happy and comfortable.

      They even let me sit in on the larger company meetings and were happy to hear my point of view on how to improve the already incredibly impressive work they were putting out.

      The feedback I received was also spot on and very constructive.

      Cons

      The New York office is still putting a ton of effort into making ustwo one of the best companies to work for in the history of working for companies, so there were A LOT of meetings. That said, they were for the betterment of the company, so hard to call this a con.

      I can't think of anything else as a con. Wonderful place to work.

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you're doing.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Care about people"

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      Former Employee - Developer in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Developer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at ustwo full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Truly care about people, progressive with benefits such as paternity leave, will adjust for individual needs. High energy work and overall positive environment. Pay employees and have a good recruitment process.

      Cons

      Quality of work varies greatly which is mainly due to clients. Sometimes growing pains as studio quickly evolves with people joining / leaving.

      Advice to Management

      Less cool aid