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Waste Of Time and Not Worth It - Full Stack Web Developer Trademark Productions Employee Review

1.0
9 May 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Fast paced - Code is: PHP, Vue JS Not much else

Cons

There's a lot -Under pay you for the work you'll be doing. -No senior developer on the team. -Previous teammate and I had very similar resume and our pay gap was 20k plus. -Revolving door, the entire team is under a year with the company and the latest senior developer recently left. -Wordpress PHP with okay file structure. -The manger micromanages you even though the job application said "No micro-management." -No training, you're given less than a week to learn the codebase before you're expected to push code to production. -Terrible SDLC, no code reviews and you just push straight to master in a given client's project. -Does not want to give you a laptop if you live outside of Pleasant Ridge, MI. -Account managers are constantly pressuring you for exact estimations for projects and tickets. -Agency life so it's stressful no matter what project you're working on. -Vue JS is messy.

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Trademark Productions Response
4y
We were happy to give you a chance. While many come to the agency environment for the comfort of financial stability, not all are cut out for it. Our managers will take the time at the start to properly shadow and assist, however, eventually, the resume stated needs to match the capabilities required. We suggest doing online training and freelance more to hone your skills before applying in an agency setting again. Best to you.

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5.0
25 Feb 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Awesome team to begin with! If you're a developer and you want to grow in your skills as a Full Stack dev in an agency. This is a great place to start with! I worked with very very smart people and they will fully trust you that you know what you're doing. I was given opportunities to grow my skills and I gain a ton of experience, and I was treated great by management. Overall, awesome company!

Cons

Nothing much really! Awesome team and management! The reason I left is due to personal family concerns.

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Trademark Productions Response
4y
We appreciate your honest feedback as others will too. Please know you are welcome to return should your situation change - we'd welcome back a great person!
2.0
3 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This was my first internship and while I don't really feel like I gained all that much from it, I don't necessarily regret doing it. The work you do at TM as an intern really isn't that substantial. I did learn a bit about SEO which was nice, but as an art director, it's not super helpful. I got to design some cool things and it was nice to be able to get feedback from the creative director. The office is nice and it was fun being in Royal Oak.

Cons

The people overall are cool but a couple of the higher-ups left a bad taste in my mouth. There was an instance where I was actually sat down and given a lecture about showing up on time after another intern was late (I was literally always on time). I felt like I was in high school while I was condescendingly talked to for something I didn't do. This interaction was insanely unprofessional and I actually couldn't believe it happened. They also hardly pay you ($15 per day). There is absolutely no excuse anymore to not pay interns. Honestly I don't really know of any other agencies in the area that offer unpaid internships. It devalues the position and makes the internship feel unsubstantial. I also had to ask three or four times after being there for about a month if I had to fill anything out to get paid and when I actually was going to get paid. Overall, it wasn't a horrible experience but after interning at two other agencies, I found TM left a lot to be desired.

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Trademark Productions Response
10y
Dear Anonymous, The timing of this review is odd; we haven’t had an intern in almost two years now. Our program offered a package, lot's of flexibility in scheduling and had each person being integrated with many facets of an agency. All interns were interviewed and those we though fit our format were offered a internship with full details on what was expected and what was provided including compensation. No one forced anyone to take an internship position with us. In the future should you find yourself in a similar position of unhappiness in your employment you should discuss those with a supervisor to seek positive resolution. With all this being said we would be happy to discuss further offline if you are so inclined.
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