Ultimately just a very toxic and terrible place to work - Sr. Designer/Illustrator Fuzzco Employee Review

I worked with Fuzzco for just over four years and am proud to say the projects I was thrown on are still my proudest pieces to date. The portfolio you develop working at Fuzzco is incomparable to other companies. I was fortunate enough to work on a variety of high profile projects as well as the mom and pop shops around town. These excited us the most, because of the relationships we were able to build with these clients, which bettered the overall process and work experience. I got to work with an amazing crew of directors, designers, developers and project managers and met some incredible friends through the company. To this date my best piece of advice for college students is to find a small firm where your voice can make a difference and where you can continuing exploring creative styles. Fuzzco offered that opportunity, which gave me confidence in the work I could produce.

Fuzzco was a young company with five employees when I joined the team. I became the sixth, and from there was able to witness some amazing hires and some not so amazing hires as we grew. Growing pains! It is a fast paced environment, but we all pushed each other to do great work. We learned to strengthen our communication and through that became far closer and tighter. Differences in opinion do come up, but they come up in every company, the difference here is you’re close enough to the owners to hear each other out, whereas bigger firms would often nix that opportunity.

- Truly an amazing opportunity for networking. Some extremely talented individuals work here. - An interesting/diverse client base and internal initiatives. You will not be bored by the work. - Great opportunity for learning. High expectations in a fast-paced environment will force you to grow your skill set and improve your efficiency.

- Poor work/life balance. Working over 40 hours a week and being on-call for "emergencies" is an expectation. - Sub-par benefits and salaries for the industry. - Hires are typically either young or green to the industry. This creates an environment where employees are not comfortable advocating for themselves and are taken advantage of. - Limited opportunities for upward mobility. - Lack of trust between partners and employees. - No QA team.