Disloyal only care about themselves - Assistant HR Manager bei Sybarite: Mitarbeiterbewertung

- Exposure to retail design aesthetics and branding - Insight into how luxury studios position themselves publicly - Social perks and lunches, new policy of short Fridays - An ok work life balance - Great new location

- The workplace feels deeply unfair beneath a very polished surface. A lot of effort goes into optics and looking lexury design studio to impress the client and potential future employees, but much less into how people are actually treated. - Promotions and leadership roles often seem to depend more on who you’re close to and family networking, your background, than actually on your skills, education, experience, or contribution. - Opportunities are not given based on how good a designer you are and how much hard work you put in. Hard work alone doesn’t reliably lead anywhere. - Diversity and inclusion feel more like a checkbox than something genuinely built into the company. Studio photos, marketing, and promotions are very curated and don’t reflect the wider team. - There is very little racial diversity in senior, leadership, or client-facing roles. - Many capable and knowledgeable people are overlooked, which can be incredibly demotivating and eventually affects creativity and the quality of the work. - Pay often doesn’t match the workload, while a lot of money is spent on performative perks like client dinners, yoga, lunches, and social initiatives that don’t really benefit staff in meaningful ways. - Insensitive comments or attitudes sometimes go unchallenged, which makes the environment uncomfortable if you don’t fit the dominant culture. - HR has very limited power and feels more reactive than supportive or protective of employees. Based on my current experience, I wouldn’t recommend this company to anyone looking for fair pay, merit-based progression, or a genuinely inclusive and respectful work environment.

PT, yoga, and lunch. Sometimes life drawing. Many interesting colleagues

• Founders and directors have a fixed design approach, making it hard to win competitions. • Management feels redundant and is more focused on minor infractions (like being a few minutes late) than actual leadership. • Employees often feel discouraged about their design abilities, while leadership avoids making clear decisions by requesting excessive design iterations. Independent thinking isn’t valued as much as following instructions. • HR prioritizes budget control and policy enforcement over employee support, focusing on things like attendance tracking, workplace rules, etc. • No salary increase or bonus in the first year. • The company minimizes costs wherever possible—delaying promotions, reducing overtime compensation, and limiting small perks. • Promotions and career growth sometimes seem influenced by internal connections rather than performance. • The workplace lacks strong inclusivity, and career progression doesn’t always feel equally accessible to everyone.