Does Designers Guild pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Designers Guild employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Designers Guild. This rating has improved by 19% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Designers Guild?

39% of Designers Guild employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Designers Guild 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Designers Guild?

Credit Controller (8) , Customer Service (5) , Sales (3)

What are the pros of working at Designers Guild according to real employee reviews?

"There are some great people and teams that care about what they do (customer service, UK sales, IT, personnel, showroom, accounts to name a few)" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good work life balance and hybrid working." ((in 4 reviews)); "Nice people to work with" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Designers Guild according to real employee reviews?

"Bureaucratic management" ((in 5 reviews)); "BIG divide at head office, bottom and middle floors are fine AVOID the top floor which is cliquey and arrogant but justified because 'they are creative' Some managers have been here for their whole lives and boy do they need move on." ((in 3 reviews)); "Low salaries, no flexibility or empathy with employees." ((in 3 reviews))

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Designers Guild Reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Simon Jeffreys

38% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture and values

2.7

Diversity and inclusion

2.5

Senior management

2.3

Career opportunities

2.2

Compensation and benefits

Designers Guild has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Designers Guild employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

52 reviews

1.0

Apr 2, 2019

Designer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Having their name on your CV is the only good thing that came out of it.

Cons

Firstly, the way the owner and managers treat their staff is completely appalling. The owner would tear your work up and make you feel so terrible (girls would often cry after meetings with her). The management in the design team is also terrible and they do not manage you at all and give you any help. I can’t believe they are allowed to behave like this, it gave me terrible anxiety the whole time I was there.

Designers Guild Response

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I am sorry however to hear that you have so much negative feedback. Please feel free to call the HR department at any time via the head office switchboard so we can address your concerns.

1.0

Jul 17, 2019

Bully management

Credit control

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Discounts on nice products, international environment

Cons

The manager runs the office as it was the army. If you dare to disagree with him this could be the beginning of many face to face meetings for any reason he might find . No specific performance review based on results for more than one year.

Designers Guild Response

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I am most sorry however to hear that you have had a negative experience. Do please feel free to call the HR department at any time, confidentially, if you would like to discuss your concerns further.

1.0

Apr 26, 2023

Your management are drunk chavs

Customer service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

0 pros, unless your related to the management but you will still get verbally abused by them.

Cons

Absolutely everything, old system 0 values and morals from the company, management is full of sad big bullies, who at first comply you with alcohol at lunch to convince you that the job is great when really no management training what so ever, too lazy to get another job as they will definitely NOT get hired by anyone else as they have 0 understanding in business management and just social ques, it’s like being on a set of eastenders as they just gossip, really truly no company morals and values and to be told that HR isn’t fully trained to their job either by the employees across the building. It’s embarrassing.

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