Blurry work life balance and a myriad of other cons
Pros
- Decent way to get your foot in the door as a post grad, if you're willing to put up with the below - Diverse - Design projects vary and can be very creative - Employees are all wonderful, the problems come from management
Cons
- Work life balance is blurry - Weekend events with no compensation, worked multiple weekends and 12+ hour days to get projects done - Employee moral is very low and every day felt like walking on eggshells - Lots of failed client relationships because the owner takes on more than the company can handle - Felt like the design team was set up to fail by stretching us way too thin - No HR, direct deposit, health benefits, only 10 days off a year - Revolving door, many employees had come and gone in the time I was there - "Family-oriented" in the sense that boundaries could be crossed and unprofessional behavior from management was allowed - Lowest priority at Gimga is the employees and their well-being - Cried a lot and should have left sooner