Good perks, little room for creativity. - Graphic Designer FARM Employee Review

2.0
Jul 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible working environment, lots of free food and happy hour every Thursday.

Cons

Lack of focus on creativity for client projects and the companies own brand. The creative team is often restricted and isn't able to showcase ideas that are "out of the box" for fear the client won't like it. We give the client exactly what they request never making recommendations to better the creative for campaigns. This leaves little opportunity to expand on my experience and portfolio. The FARM "brand" is just words and doesn't have any depth. The company does not invest in their people not for training or salary. The physical environment that we work in is not inspiring and there is nothing fun about it. The furniture is from the 80's and is reused from the previous building owner, the only new stuff is in the sectioned off leadership team area.

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5.0
Jan 31, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Family-first ownership Supportive teammates Work/Life Balance Nice client mix Perks throughout the year Opportuntities to contribute in areas outside your specialty

Cons

Turnover has increased since COVID (may just be the way of the world)

2.0
Sep 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of free food. Dog friendly. Casual dress code. A few really great people (and some not-so-great). Great about working from home in bad weather. It is often a fun place to work, but ...

Cons

Very low salaries, and company 401k contributions are dismal. Management shows favoritism toward certain individuals (mostly creatives). Non-creative staff gets little recognition. Many new hires (newly created positions) without clear definition of roles. No opportunities for advancement, and no training or professional development offered. Management is very unfocused (or more accurately, they change the focus frequently, or focus on small, insignificant things). Some in leadership roles are not qualified, or have an inflated sense of their expertise. Management and team leaders could do with some actual management training -- from outside. They moved to a new building in 2018 and have already outgrown the space.

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