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University Tees

Is this your company?

Learned how to be a cog in the system. - Designer University Tees Employee Review

3.0
18 May 2022
Recommend
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Pros

People I worked with were great. The customers routinely sucked, but what can you expect from a mixed bag of college kids? There is some serious talent in the art department. It's possible to work in-office or entirely remotely, your choice. Hours were flexible, plenty of vacation/sick time (if you ask for it). They try to do fun stuff sometimes, like happy hours when it wasn't so busy which I liked and appreciated. Time off for maternity/paternity leave seemed really awesome too. Lots of people had kids there. Overall, I liked solving visual problems. I usually didn't mind any problems that came up, there was plenty of camaraderie and it was good to produce work that didn't have my identity or ego wrapped up in it because, hey, that's what the client wanted.

Cons

All of my problems with University Tees stems from management and low pay, leading to some serious burnout. Everyone I worked with there had burnout in some form regularly. Higher ups would implement tons of quotas and graphs and practices and it seemed like they forgot their employees were actual people, not machines. I could tell the art director/COO would give it a shot trying to increase the (staggeringly low) pay but either did not push hard enough or routinely got shot down by upper management. The entire time I worked there, they would try their best to be juuuuust understaffed enough that we were worked as hard as possible for as many hours as possible with as little overtime pay as possible. This way, it's even harder to ask for time off because your team was so crushed with work while you were gone that you wouldn't want to do that to them. When you get caught up, they fill that time with "proactive" designs, which can be fun but at the end of the day it feels like your husk is squeezed for everything it's worth. Also, taking on all those extra roles, the mentoring, the 1-on-1 creative convos with customers... my title or pay never changed accordingly. I didn't realize how bad my burnout really was until I quit.

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2 Jun 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
14 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Unlimited PTO, and great if you’re still stuck in college sorority mindset and intend on staying within this toxic industry forever.

Cons

Management lacks a value for their employees which is reflected in their low pay, the stripping of 401(k) benefits, and girls are constantly pinned against each other. No department is knowledgeable of their role, nor are there processes in place for many procedures. The business is ran entirely from excel spreadsheets, and led by Oh Holy Senior Sorority girl. Management lacks an ability to put their foot down and assert themselves as leaders, often being too scared of hurting someone’s feelings in order to do the best thing for the company. They’ll fly you out to Cleveland, but once you’re there you get $15 for an entire day of food - but hey, you get free drinks on them! Just to return to your hotel room with a designated roommate. Alcoholic culture is rampant, as well as a social pressure to join their religious clubs. Girls are nice to your face, but have private group chats and will pick you apart privately. Hard skills are weak, and rarely transferable to any other industry, keeping employees feeling trapped within the confines of UTees, with promises of promotion just beyond the horizon at all times. They constantly lay off high performers, while neglecting any employee or customer feedback. They’re behind trends by about 10 years and any suggestion of change is swiftly negated.

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