Love the people - Designer Idea Rebel Employee Review

I used to work here and haven't checked up on them in a while and I thought they could use a solid review. I have to say had a great time working for these guys. The work was great. The people were great. I learned so much. I really miss the location in Gastown. Such a great office location. Food in the area awesome too. Clients were good. Work varied from small to large projects mostly in retail. We also did some really cool apps. Say hi to everyone for me.

Like any startup, it we went through some hard learnings but all in all was part of the deal.

There have been challenges as the client list changed and the agency grew & shrank – a lot of that is visible in the frustration of the outgoing reviews from 2017. That being said, the management team has been focused on making improvements, and as a result, there's a lot I enjoyed about my time at IR: • Solid team leads who genuinely care for their reports. • Eager to pitch new business, and support strong investment in pitch creative. • The exciting work gets shared around the creative team - no cherry picking. Everyone will do banners, but everyone do work for the big, fun clients too. • Being a small business (always <40) means co-workers are like family. • In-this-together attitude of employees. • Beer Fridays. Sounds cliché but it really brings everyone together here.

There's a few kinks that haven't yet been worked out: • Mainly project based work makes forecasting/staffing challenging. • Management team can overthink some of the issues. • Toxic negativity WAS an issue, but mostly resolved through culture improvements.