Toxic... if you're a creative in tech, RUN! - Anonymous Designit Employee Review

1.0
Oct 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, beer, wine, coffee. Great location.

Cons

Toxic work culture where team members back-bite and gossip. Superiority complex runs rampant without proven credibility in the field of technology, web, or mobile design. Lack of empathy and respect for the talent of peers, with larger systemic control issues and unwillingness to grow. No autonomy or room for thinking outside of the box. Must follow strict scripts when creating designs, no wiggle room for creativity.

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Designit Response
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Thank you for your feedback and honesty. This is not the type of employee experience we want to promote at Designit, and hearing your feedback is critical so that we can continue to make improvements. We pride ourselves as an organisation to think and act like a design community and family, and we're sorry to hear that wasn't the impression you received during your time here. We'll make sure to identify ways within our Brooklyn team to collectively approach some of these topics.

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1.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work is remote -- that's a plus. And while this company doesn't pay all its bills, so far my paycheck has always arrived on time (knock on wood). That's a ridiculously low bar to set, but after a few years at Designit (if you last that long) you'll be impressed that they clear it.

Cons

Where do I even start? This agency is in complete free fall. The larger company that bought us out (Wipro) has lost us one marquee client, caused a rift with others, and gutted our staff. The Wipro team is incompetent, reckless, rude, and fundamentally incapable of right-sizing any business, including & especially their own. I doubt Designit will ever hire anyone again -- those of us still here don't imagine this place will still exist in a year -- but if you're in the market, look elsewhere. There's no institutional support, no growth potential, or really any future for Designit at all. Everyone I know here is covertly and actively seeking other opportunities.

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