Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of IDEO, United States on Jul 19th, 2019
"IDEO isn't perfect by any means—but as a firm full of people who take a human centered approach, I would say it's pretty well intentioned. People are interested in working with you to find solutions. In professional services (of any kind) work life balance is a bit of a miss, so it certainly isn't perfect here, but depending on your team, there's strong support."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing IDEO can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Policies, Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
16 Weeks Paid | 8 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend IDEO to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Childcare, Pension, Fertility
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Anonymous shared this review of IDEO on Mar 21st, 2016
"I worked at IDEO for several years and saw its transition to a partnership. Overall, the partnership (where all the power is) is dominated by a boys' club. This seems to be by design because the founder of the firm has always openly stated that he just wanted to create a company in which he could "work with his friends." Those friends, not surprisingly, seem to be almost all male. Below the senior levels of leadership, however, women are not treated very differently. The maternity leave and flexibility are quite amazing, especially for a consulting firm. There is total respect for family commitments and obligations and the senior leadership respects and treats people well."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Position or Department
Lead, San Francisco Studio
Recent Salary
>$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
16 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend IDEO to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of IDEO on Mar 21st, 2016
"I worked there for nearly 3 years. While there are a lot of women there, there were very few that made their way up to partner (that was a good old boys club). I think that has been changing since I left but definitely the case while there. If you push for it, its possible to have a good work life balance but navigating through the lack of structure to make things happen is challenging. You have an "advocate" but every time you meet with them they say lets revisit that the next time we meet. Non-hierarchy can be very frustrating unless you are tenacious and work hard to figure out how to get the processes or tools in place to do your job well."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend IDEO to other women?
"Maybe"
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