Best people, worst parent company - Anonymous employee Deeplocal Employee Review

4.0
Apr 24, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- so many women in leadership! Any fears about the old days of gender inequity (and nepotism) should be shelved. - benefits are great, truly - if you're a parent (or future parent) you will have a hard time finding a better offer. - you will do some of the best work of your career here, but you will also have some of the best coworkers you've ever worked alongside. - I LOVE working from the studio/shop, but we're also flexible about working from home. A+ good vibes.

Cons

- our parent company gives us massive road blocks, we can't been as nimble as we'd like to be - sometimes we're bad at communicating across silos, and the different business units (Gumband included) make it feel like we're working on separate strategies - I feel like I can't take a day off without getting a Slack message - we treat everything as an emergency and it creates problems with boundaries - everyone gets nervous about layoffs because we had a rapid uncontrollable growth period (however with our new leadership I'm confident this won't happen) - we don't know how to say no to clients :(

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Deeplocal Response
2y
Thanks for your very thoughtful review. Your "pros" validate the work we have been doing to make Deeplocal a great place to be, and your "cons" give us insight into the places we need to continue to focus our attention. Feedback is really important to us and we appreciate the time you took to share.

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5.0
Nov 10, 2022
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Pros

Some of the past reviews made me a bit hesitant when joining, but I've had nothing but positive experiences. Would definitely recommend working here, however I'm just a contractor and my experience might potentially be different if I were full-time.

Cons

Nothing outstanding in my experience.

1.0
Sep 2, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Could add good experience to my resume, made good pay

Cons

My experience with this company was really disappointing. The office environment, especially among some of the women, was toxic and unwelcoming. One woman in particular seemed to create her own narrative and treated people based purely on personal preference. If she didn’t like you for whatever reason, she made it clear—and others followed her lead. They claim to be inclusive, but that wasn’t my experience. It felt like kindness and respect were only given to people they personally approved of. The atmosphere was cold, cliquey, and at times even aggressive, which left me—and others—feeling isolated and uncomfortable. Personal relationships and gossip played far too large a role in the day-to-day dynamics of Deeplocal. It was clear that favoritism and behind-the-scenes drama influenced how people were treated, and it created an environment where some coworkers struggled to focus or perform their jobs effectively. It was disappointing to see a workplace operate more like a high school than a professional setting, especially when so much potential was being overshadowed by unnecessary conflict and immaturity.

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Deeplocal Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're truly sorry to hear that your time at Deeplocal left you feeling isolated and uncomfortable. What you've described is not the kind of environment we try to foster, and we take your feedback seriously.
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