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      3.1

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (79 total reviews)
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      Laurel Burton

      13% approve of CEO

      17% positive business outlook

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      Instrument has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Instrument employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      79 reviews
      3.0
      Apr 8, 2024

      Good for average

      Senior designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work life balance for an agency, good client names. Clear career growth path. Good colleagues.

      Cons

      Works are boring, design feels very manufactured, without a soul. Not saying they are bad, but just very very average. Clients come to instrument mostly for safe output, though the company branded itself as a hipster agency with cool mock-ups , Most of the works are maintenance based.

      4.0
      Dec 14, 2021

      Not what it was, but still a great place to be.

      Associate design director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Wonderful people - Lots of cross-discipline collaboration - Fantastic work/life balance - Strong benefits - Incredible response to COVID

      Cons

      - Clearer path towards career advancement (has always felt like lots of talk, not actionable opportunities) - Improve project staffing (never felt like I was appropriately casted) - The quality of interesting work has decreased dramatically over the past few years, seemingly after Instrument's acquisition

      5.0
      Jan 5, 2021

      Great place for working parents

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Instrument grows its people and allows its people to grow, as whole humans. Starting out my career at Instrument with a 1-year-old, to now going on 3 years at Instrument recently having my second child - there is incredible understanding and support with time, assistance, and tons of empathy for life changes like this. With 16 weeks paid leave and 6 months of job protection for maternity leave, as well as a flex schedule upon return for the baby's first year of life, this is the type of employer that really knows the value of family time with a newborn. I am beyond grateful for a company that walks the talk when it comes to 'work-life balance'. We really can be badass developers as well as great mothers, it just takes the right company to see that potential.

      Cons

      Burnout is real, and something we deal with and talk about as a team regularly. I think in a post-COVID world this stress of working and not seeing anyone will dissipate, and in the meantime, we all need to take care of each other to make sure we are bringing our best selves to work.

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      Instrument Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide insight into your experience and perspective of Instrument. We are so glad that our parental benefits have made an impact on you, your family, and how you have been able to grow, both professionally and personally, because of our benefits. We agree that burnout is real and continue to work on evergreen approaches, and philosophies, to ensure your care is front and center.
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