Zero Work-life Balance - Graphic Designer Canva Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

• Lots of Benefits • Fantastic workmates • Work from home

Cons

• Their values are all a façade. They are a borderline exploitative company at its core, especially in the Manila team. • There's a lot of perks but at the expense of your work-life balance - they only promote these benefits to entice top talent to apply in the company. • I felt super squeezed of my productivity resulting to being chronically tired and burnt out. • I had lots of unrecorded overtime because it's generally taboo to file it in the company/team culture. Overwork is common here. • They will still insist that they are a great place to work, but office politics is rampant - the people above will play games, manipulate, and gaslight you if they don't see you fit their standards.

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Fast pace - Interesting tech - Fun product to work on - Great culture & values

Cons

- Crunch periods can be full on

3.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Product is beloved by users. Brand affinity is second to none which makes being a marketer a lot of fun. Genuinely good and caring coworkers who want to build something great. Hiring bar is high. Vibe and Thrive benefit is clever and unique.

Cons

Behind the brand is a cult like culture with the “founders” surrounded by yes people (whether they are aware of it or not). Mediocrity seems to be tolerated among management’s “old guard” causing tension and churn with newer and sometimes more experienced leaders. Insecure leaders at some of the highest levels perpetuate much of the toxic behaviors described in the reviews below such as gaslighting and favoritism. People “disappear” with little to no explanation, but hey, it’s the “Canva way”.

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