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Design Museum Boston Reviews

2.4

23% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)

Sam Aquillano

18% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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8 reviews
1.0
23 Nov 2022

Absolutely Terrible Toxic Workplace

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Pros

This organization looks great on paper, wonderful community of designers.

Cons

If you are looking for a place where you will be treated like a human being and where you can actually grow, this is not the place for you. Not only is the pay extremely low, but the director treats everyone like robots, zero empathy and absolutely zero productive criticism. It is as if the director does not really knows what is going on or how to advance the organization, recommendations are not appreciated here! I would not recommend working here unless you have absolutely no other options. There is a reason this organization has a 2.7 rating and high turnover rate, and I should have seen that as the first red flag. This was the worst job I have encountered and has the most terrible and toxic management. I wonder if the board is interested in hearing about the harassment?

5.0
15 Mar 2022

Fast-paced growing startup with impact

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Pros

Great team, working on some amazing projects — you can make impact here

Cons

Small team — we all wear many hats, we need to grow

1.0
12 Oct 2021

A sinking ship burning nonprofit money

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Pros

- Small place so you can do a lot - The name and mission sell well - Lots of opportunities for the business to change

Cons

- The Executive Director decides what work is done and how to do it - Project goals are always shifting at the whim of the ED - The whole team is burning out - Massive amounts of team turn over and very little has been done - The ED lacks any management experience or knowledge but assumes he always knows best since he is the founder - ED has said he knows how to do everyone's job better than they can - Consistently makes bad designs despite the museum's name - Hiring practices are questionable at best in equity and process - The team has to have meetings about how to handle the ED

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