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Design Communications, Ltd.

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A trap that shouldn't be legal - Fabricator Design Communications, Ltd. Employee Review

1.0
Mar 29, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

If you are extremely desperate and need money asap, you can work here. I would very strongly advise that this be your absolute last resort due to just how poorly this company treats their employees.

Cons

The cons to this company are unlike anything I have ever seen before. The list of cons I am about to provide will most likely not even scratch the surface of what they truly do to their employees. The treatment that management has towards their employees is disgusting to put it nicely. It is questionable if this treatment towards their employees is even legal. Why would it be questionable you ask? They lie to you about what the COVID situation is inside the building. They will tell you that they have everything under control and that your safety is their number one priority but refuse to tell you that people were inside the building with COVID. You will only be told if the person out with COVID reports that they were near you prior to or when they did start showing symptoms. HR will also call you to discuss your offer. They will not send an email with your offer so that nothing is on paper when you join. This makes it extremely hard for anyone who joins and doesn't know any better, what benefits they should have and what the company should be giving them. The "benefits" they provide are basically a scam. The 401k plan will only match your contribution if they make a profit. They will phrase it in a way that makes it seem like you can make a lot more than if there was a set match that they give. The reason why they do this is to save some money because they will get that money back and "invest" into themselves. There is an auto enrollment into their 401k that you will have an extremely short window that is during the work week and in the middle of the work day, to opt out of. This means that your 401k contribution will never make it back to you and they are basically stealing money from your paychecks. This place will also make you feel like you are trapped in a prison. There is no cellular signal in the building and they will not provide you with the wifi password. You are essentially cut from outside world while you work there. If that wasn't bad, they amplify this feeling by so much more by not allowing their employees to sit, and sometimes not even talk to each other. If you are caught talking to another co worker and trying to comfort each other to make the day go by less painfully, you will be separated from that co worker and not allowed to work with them again. They will go as far as to move people on to different teams in opposite corners of the building to make sure you cannot talk. Again, this feels like it does not even scratch the surface on how terrible this company is and how they treat their employees. There are definitely more problems that I was not able to list. This place is a trap. It is just a matter of time before the company falls due to their incompetency and extremely poor treatment of their employees. It may also be a matter of time before they fall into legal trouble because of how bad things are at this company. TL;DR: Don't call them to ask for a job there, call the police on them instead for poor working conditions and treatment.

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Design Communications, Ltd. Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear you didn't have the experience we hope for our DCLers. While we are very pleased to have gotten through the roughest times of Covid as a company, we are also disappointed we were not able to give everyone everything that they deserved during that incredibly difficult time. Our 401(k) auto-enrollment implementation was a big change and we completely understand that change is often hard. Employees do have 30 days to opt out of that and we hope that is enough time to make the decision that is best for them and their families. We are thrilled to offer a benefits package that ranks in the top 90th percentile of overall plan design value of similar companies according to recent participation in one of the country's largest benchmarking done but do understand that our offerings can't be perfect for everyone. While we cannot control the cell service, we are actively working on the wifi and hope to have updates soon. We regret that you did not experience the company culture we do work to cultivate. We frequently have cookouts and purchase popsicles for staff on hot days, we encourage music playing in the shop and comraderie among teams! If you have any questions or want to talk, please do not hesitate to reach out to hr@dclboston.com.

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5.0
Jan 3, 2025
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Pros

DCL treats their staff like family and I know I have an open door with any of the leadership

Cons

Sometimes things seem unfair between roles

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Design Communications, Ltd. Response
1y
We are so happy that you are enjoying your time at DCL and truly appreciate your feedback! If there is ever anything you'd like to talk about, please don't hesitate to visit HR.
3.0
May 27, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employees are wonderful. Lenient on personal time needed. Management seems to care if there's a concern for safety, any conflict, etc. Great place to learn a skill, if they decide they want you to learn it.

Cons

Expect to lose money working there, selective raises given. There are folks who have been working there for over 15 years and have "capped out" on pay, which isn't much. Facilities are too small and outdated for projects coming in, which are growing exponentially (which also speaks for how the wealth is spread throughout the company, or rather, not spread). Blunders abound on timelines and thinking processes through, making it harder on workers to actually achieve the goals that the client sees in their head, and often leading to last minute decisions, late work, and longer days.

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Design Communications, Ltd. Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the people you worked with as we genuinely try hard to cultivate a positive company culture. We're also thrilled you felt management cares about safety and conflict - both safety and morale are very important to us. We appreciate your notes on areas we can look at. If you'd ever like to discuss anything further, feel free to reach out to HR@designcommltd.com
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