Great People, Poor Structure - Designer Ideum Employee Review

3.0
8 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are amazing, and help each other out. The creative output is great, and those energies are almost always encouraged! The owner is always investing into the company, and there's a real drive for projects and sales. The projects are often fun, and involve a lot of different disciplines. Reasonable compensation and benefits packages for the area. Pretty much everyone at the company is a great person - upper management and owner included.

Cons

There was a real lack of hierarchy, with the few who had "manager" status frequently being overruled or having the carpet pulled out by upper management. I have seen some pretty shocked faces coming out of management meetings... Upper management also frequently got involved in project management and even project-level work, which very rarely led to smooth or true success. Micromanaging is a serious issue. Ideum seemed to have a high turnover rate, with some of these problems frequently discussed prior to an employees' voluntary departure.

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5.0
29 Jan 2021
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CEO approval
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Pros

The projects are really interesting and cutting-edge.

Cons

A management structure that is occasionally confusing.

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5.0
13 Nov 2017
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This place gets better and better all the time! Great group of people and projects to work with. The CEO is thoughtful and honest . I have worked at many other places and this place takes the cake! The company offers so many benefits too which is out of the ordinary for a non-government job. The current staff here has so much talent. Its a privilege and honor to be a part of this team!

Cons

Sometimes there is not enough time in the day to do everything. Guess that is what happens when you work at a place this exciting with so many exciting projects and clients. Demand is big and intense. This is not a place for the slow moving kind.

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