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While the laid back atmosphere and flexible schedule were appreciated, there are very few opportunities for professional development or training. Well-meaning programs are often started then quickly left to the wayside with no follow-through. Communication about company news is open and transparent which is nice. Those in leadership do not seem to have much background or training in leadership skills which leaves employees with few resources for meaningful guidance when it is needed. There are a lot of very talented professionals, but knowledge-sharing is scarce and asking questions is often viewed as a sign of incompentence rather than a teaching opportunity which is a shame with such a wealth of knowledge at the experienced staff level.

I've experienced more career growth in 3 years at HLK than probably in the 10 previous years working. In part because I finally found a job I loved and wanted to excel at, but also becasue management - all the way up tot eh partners - encouraged continued growth and provided continuous reviews of work. 

Great culture, but not a lot of room for advancement, as it's a small shop. The "small" part is great becasue you get to do a bit more than your job requires (learn other skills and work closely with other departments), but that can also lead to role/responsibility confusion, and limits how far you can go or how much you can make. 

This is a fun, creative place to work. HLK is a great agency that's growing like crazy; the work is incredible because it's always rooted in a solid strategy, which not every agency can claim.

It's too bad that bad upper management has resulted in deep cuts to the workforce at HLK. 30% of the company was laid off in one day, and it seemed that some of the hardest workers were the ones let go. That was the only metric the collective employee pool had to go off of, because everyone was told when being let go it was for financial reasons. Most of us if not all of us got no severance, no notice, and have actual children to support, so this was absolutely beyond what any of us expected. One month they're talking about all the new people they will be hiring, the next month they're curtly telling us we did nothing wrong but to collect our things. One lady wasn't even allowed to go to her desk. It's just sad to see a company that was so promising fall so far. We are all very discouraged.

A small company looking to "grow up".  I enjoyed my time here, but they still have a long way to go in order to be one of those places where people want to stay long-term.  It's an agency so the business model is driven by "whatever the client wants" no matter what they tell you is the motivator for change.  It all comes down to making the client happy so when the client says jump, HLK says how high?  Still good people, laid back environment and a casual work place.

I was free to manage my own hours as long as I finished what work I was given. I grew so incredibly much as a designer just for those 6 months working for HLK. It is dog friendly too!

You never know what emergency or surprise is going to hit you in the face when you start work or if your work is valued here. There was lots of turnover of supervisors during my tenure. I never felt a sense of belonging.

Hired too many people to manage a large client a year before losing the client and eliminating several of those positions. No opportunity to grow unless you are cutthroat or kill yourself working day and night. 

I am grateful for the opportunities provided at HLK and the chance develop my creative skills. I learned a lot from the talented creative people who I had the pleasure to work with.

HLK has a lot of great work and steady clients but has lost its culture through the pandemic and working from home. Leadership is quite removed from the day to day work. 

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