Deceptive recruitment process & insecure leadership - Designer Souled Store Employee Review

1.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The brand recognition looks good on a resume, but that is entirely riding on the coattails of massive IPs (like superheroes and anime) rather than any actual internal innovation.

Cons

The recruitment process is a classic bait-and-switch. Management will praise your interview performance and creative assignment, only to assign you completely different, mundane tasks the moment you actually join. The company heavily prioritizes churning out high-volume, copy-paste designs over actual creativity or innovation. Leadership within the creative/design tier is deeply insecure, highly defensive against constructive feedback, and weirdly proud of maintaining a toxic work-life imbalance. If you encounter issues, don't bother going to HR. They are entirely subservient to upper management, functioning purely to silence employees and sweep systemic issues under the rug rather than addressing unprofessional behavior. It is a company of its size that operates with zero actual professionalism.

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5.0
May 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance. Clear goal of the company. The vision of the product is clear.

Cons

Nothing as much. The management is also good with people.

5.0
Jul 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great work environment and the founders are very helpful and understanding

Cons

I did not really find anything negative about this

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