Bad management - Anonymous employee Code and Theory Employee Review

1.0
19 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly talented teams, dogs in the office, good location. Regular sharing sessions to showcase teams work to the whole studio.

Cons

Micro management and bro culture is seen as the way to get great work from people. They've done some great work over the years but the currently it's boring and lacks all the challenges they were known for solving. Treat staff as assets rather than people, which leads to lack of culture.

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Cons

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2.0
17 Feb 2026
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Pros

Consistent workload, interesting projects, direct team was great and I enjoyed our rapport. Got great experience with big brands.

Cons

Senior management literally had group chats to talk about which employees they hated, and would laugh about firing people. Would get screamed at over text or phone if one of us tried to leave at a normal time, even if directly told we were able to leave at the end of the workday. "Flexible unlimited pto" but shamed for taking it, often penalized. Overtime was expected and not well compensated, they would rarely sometimes offer to buy us takeout but very rarely.

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