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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).

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      66 reviews
      5.0
      Mar 4, 2021

      You'll learn a lot from the team

      Systems administrator
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      Pros

      I've learned so much as part of the team. When I started working at IxDF, I didn't had much experience in the field of UX Design, which didn't matter as much as I work on a more technical role. However, from day one I was introduced to fantastic content as part of my onboarding process that would teach me the basics and most of the working knowledge I needed. From there on, the support from the team and overall the collaboration environment was fantastic. The team is made up of people from different countries, so you can always expect different point of view and interesting conversations. From the first day, all my teammates were very respectful of my time and asked which hours worked best for me to meet and to overlap when tasks required to. It's been a while since I dragged my feet off bed to jump into a meeting ;) There are lots of flexibility and freedom when it comes to "how" you do your work, from a technical perspective, rules are standardized and conventions are constantly shared and known by the team. The team has a nice atmosphere where everyone can share and discuss their best practices

      Cons

      Sometimes the productivity focus can feel overwhelming, we have good and bad days and on bad days it feels difficult to reach the expected productivity measure.

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      Interaction Design Foundation Response
      5y
      I’m glad you have taken the time to write this review. We're really proud of our team (you!) and the amazing course platform/community/platform/codebase/online school you have built. We truly do our best to make sure people of all countries and backgrounds have a place at the IxDF and are thrilled that has been your experience. We have put our hearts and souls into the onboarding process you mentioned - and the culture course which go along - so I am personally enthusiastic that the onboarding worked so well for you. But …. “never satisfied”. We’ll keep improving it. I understand your comments regarding the emphasis we place on productivity. We can get caught up in productivity improvements and forget that there will be bad days. This will happen from time to time to every team member, no matter how senior the person. What’s important, is to treat those days as a learning opportunity, not as a defeat. Be extra kind to yourself on those days. Do extra self-care, and remind yourself that good self-care/fun/etc. is the mother of productivity. So put your emphasis on fun and self-care on the bad days ;-) Sending lots of positive thoughts!
      5.0
      Nov 15, 2018

      My actions do the talking

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I was unfortunate to have had some bad experiences in my previous employment, but at the IDF my actions do the talking for me. My colleagues do not engage in office gossip but recognize my work and the results I create. I felt I was going crazy in my previous job because I didn’t have time to get my job done but wasted most of my time. It’s extremely refreshing to be able to let my actions and results do the talking.

      Cons

      The thing that gives me the opportunity to work with a global team is also the thing that presents a big challenge, namely the different time zones for my colleagues. I can sometimes get a bit frustrated when my work is blocked by someone because they are sleeping when I am working. It does not happen very often but I’m the impatient type so it does tend to frustrate me at times.

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      Interaction Design Foundation Response
      5y
      Thanks for taking time to write the review! We're so glad to see that you've not encountered any of the bad experiences you've had previously. We're ultra-determined to *never* allow office egos or a destructive atmosphere. Good point about the time zone issues. It's something we've tried to handle in various ways but we've not yet nailed it. As we grow, we can form teams partially based on their compatibility in terms of time zones. That should solve the problem once and for all. We're not there yet - so please be patient ;-)
      5.0
      Apr 13, 2021

      Happy to report that it’s so far the best job I’ve ever had :-)

      Design education
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      Pros

      - Challenging and productive work environment - Leadership trusts you with important work, and lets you drive it to completion - Organizational values align with my own - Team members are passionate about the work they do - Management is transparent and easily accessible - You get to make the world a slightly better place by teaching UX designers of the future - and lots more

      Cons

      - The onboarding process should be more accommodating for individuals such as myself, who didn’t previously have experience with remote work - Team Trips have been on pause since Covid hit :-(

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