I worked as a Digital Designer for 10 Degrees in l...

I worked as a Digital Designer for 10 Degrees in late 2018 and feel compelled to share my experiences with this company.

During my first interview, I disclosed my mental health conditions and despite this, given my resume and portfolio, was offered a full-time role.

The negative experiences came quickly and consistently during my time in office. Rude, sharp and dismissive comments were made to me by Lynda Harvey but I was told by other members of the team, that they had experienced similar issues and not to take it personally.

These comments would include negative remarks if I had forgotten my fob to enter the building, despite the button to open the door being a few ft away from Lynda's work station. I would be given very little time to execute relatively time-consuming tasks. I remember being requested I blurred the background of a Christmas image of the team and was only given around 10 minutes to do this. During this 10 minutes, I was rushed, commented on negatively and it affected my concentration. This would happen multiple times a day.

10 Degrees, in several team meetings expressed the importance of quality and B2C communication. It was near impossible to achieve such quality in the time periods set and that is clearly represented in their portfolio.

On a Christmas event, in which I went with the team, I received a comment from Lynda about her seating position being beside me. "I bet you hate the fact I am sat next to you" she said. The entire vibe and attitude given off by Lynda would depreciate my self confidence and increase my anxiety.

During this event, I was prompted to gamble on a "free to play" roulette game, setup for the members of the party. I am a recovering gambling addict and told this to a fellow employee. I dropped my chips on the table and as I mildly disrupted what was a "fun" game, I found myself being *bitten* on the cheek by a security guard at the event.

Instead of Lynda directing concern toward the guard, I was targeted and shouted at. At this point I realised my best interests and health were not at the heart of 10 Degrees and I subsequetly shouted back in frustration and shock.

The guard who performed the assault on me was arrested by the Police for common assault and interviewed. The Police had a lot of sympathy for me and I appreciated that heavily in such a difficult time.

I was effectively fired, based on the above. The day after the Christmas event.

I am now a very successful freelancer, creating websites in Webflow (no-code CMS), but my experience with 10 Degrees still frustrates me to this day. I was even asked to remove my previous review on the company by Jonny & Lynda. But I have decided that this company should not be entitled to that luxury.

A few years later, I have decided to share my experience publicly.