The cool kids from high school - Anonymous employee Instrument Employee Review

1.0
Jul 24, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People will fan-girl over your place of employment. Cool clients. Fun events. Beautiful work space.

Cons

You will feel like you’re back in high school. You’re either a cool kid in the clique or not welcome. It’s hard to separate your work life from personal because instrument thrives on promoting those that make the agency their personal identity. White men in powers rude behavior will be brushed aside because of their “talent”. You’ll enter hopeful and full of life, and leave defeated and feeling devalued.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Great company with great people. Seamless life, work balance, and a very nice company culture.

Cons

No big cons as far as my concern. The pay can be slightly better, but it's okay compared to other agencies' standards.

3.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

The people here are great. Every team feels fairly connected, even for a 250+ person agency. Work/life balance is the best I've experienced at an agency so far. Pay is fair and scales depending on where you live and your experience overall. Work has the potential to be interesting, but most clients we bring in are not looking for ground-breaking work.

Cons

The benefits are not extraordinary, other than generous PTO. Recently removed a sabbatical program. Layoffs that come as a surprise, with scrambles only months later to fill the eliminated roles. Freelance hiring is hit or miss. Publicly-owned with a parent company that doesn't align with Instrument's morals. Leadership feels fairly disconnected and not genuinely interested in resolving the low morale amongst the larger team. Seemingly more interested in advertising themselves and using AI than in focusing on craft and high-quality projects. Constant leadership departures create anxiety.

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