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      Interaction Design Foundation

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      Interaction Design Foundation reviews

      4.1

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (66 total reviews)

      Mads Soegaard and Rikke Friis Dam

      83% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Senior management

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      Interaction Design Foundation has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Interaction Design Foundation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      66 reviews
      5.0
      Mar 23, 2021

      Making a Dent in the Universe

      Senior product designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I have been with the IxDF for ~9 months, and feel honored to be part of this team. The pros for me so far have included: * A team I see doing its best every day to democratize top-quality design education. * Colleagues that are incredibly talented, kind and hard-working. * Willingness as an organization to adapt and try new things. * A very international, remote-first organization.

      Cons

      The cons for me so far have included: * The typical challenges of a small but growing organization. (e.g.,occasional documentation challenges, cross-timezone coordination) * During the pandemic, working remotely across international borders has been a little isolating. This is likely to change as travel resumes.

      1.0
      Aug 7, 2025

      Avoid at all costs

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Some very nice colleagues, but varies from team to team - Full remote work

      Cons

      Taking a leaf out of some other colleagues books here and putting a different job title and location to my own as we are terrified to speak out here. Contrary to what you are sold during recruitment, working here involves a ridiculous amount of politics and drama. The founders just can't shake toxic ways of dealing with staff. Unless you are one of the lucky ones to be put on their pedestal, they will drain the life out of you. Expect extremely vague and erratic work conditions where you are practically expected to crawl inside the founders' brains in order to understand what they want (which changes at the speed of light). The founders have horrible ideas as to what the future of the site should be, which often include really unethical and dark patterns. You will be pushed morally to make shady business decisions. That is not what any of us signed up for. Every so often they tinker with their Glassdoor settings to make their stats look better than reality. At several points in time the CEO approval here was less that 40%, and overall approval less than 3.3/5. Since Glassdoor is all about transparency, know that they are coercing employees to practically love-bomb their Glassdoor profile and that the 5 star reviews 95% at the request of the founders, who are panicking about their terrible online reputation regarding their staff. Scroll through the negative reviews and believe them. Those of us drowning here want to save you by telling it to you straight and letting you know you're better off practically anywhere else.

      5.0
      Nov 16, 2018

      Working with the IDF has transformed my outlook on life

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Working with some of the most intelligent people I've ever come across. When I started, I immediately thought "Oh, I think I'm going to have to up my game a bit here" and that was a rare and exciting challenge to experience. Everyone is highly knowledgeable and skilled in the areas they work in and takes ownership of their tasks. It's a pleasure to work with such enthusiastic, inspiring, and thought-provoking individuals. - Having your opinions be heard. Due to the flat hierarchy of the organization - where everyone takes ownership of their tasks and doesn't have to "report" to anyone as such - everyone's opinions are genuinely welcomed and respected. Even if you disagree with an idea from the CEO, you are encouraged to say it! - Getting the time and space for proper concentration time. I transitioned from an office environment into my role with the IDF and immediately realised quite how little gets done in the traditional workplace. In a normal office environment, so many meetings are held and so many ideas are spoken about, leaving no real time for execution. With less than 15% of working time spent on meetings at the IDF, I've found myself getting 3.. 4.. 5.. times as much stuff done as in my previous job. Ultimately, getting a job with the IDF allowed me to become a remote-working, location-independent individual and - as the title of my review states - it has therefore completely transformed the way I am able to live, and my future outlook on life... for the better. If you are an ambitious, organized, and proactive person who's up for an inspiring challenge, then it's an absolutely fantastic place to work.

      Cons

      The transition period can be a little unusual, especially if you've never worked remotely before however there are a lot of processes in place to help with that. It just takes a bit of time to get into the true flow.... but that would be the case with any remote job!

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      Interaction Design Foundation Response
      5y
      Wow, wow, wow... we're humbled and SO grateful to read your review. Thanks sooooo much for your kind words. The feeling is mutual ;-)
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