RG Design Agency

There’s a lot to say about RG DESIGN after almost a year working there… The boss crushes clients, interns, and employees without any hesitation, purely to make a profit. How they treat clients: Here’s what I observed, in short: - Overbilling—up to €30k—for a website that will be outsourced abroad or given to an intern or underpaid employee, who then has to handle it alongside 10 other projects. - A client wants to stop an SEO service? You end up speaking on the phone with someone who can’t explain why their website was shut down overnight. - The only goal is to sign contracts—no feasibility audit, no good faith, no follow-through or answers. Legal procedures piling up. - Unclear pricing. And of course, the employee or intern has no idea either, thanks to the opacity built into the setup. How they treat employees: - The day you sign, after a surprise 3-hour interview (on top of the video-call interview hour), the salary shown is about a hundred euros less than what was negotiated beforehand. - A significant part of the pay is paid as a tax-free “savings pot” (“It doesn’t change anything for you, and I save money”). Sure. - They tell you from the start that everyone is in the same boat (pretty much minimum wage, plus part of the pay being tax-free)… except, of course, the boss and his ex—“Marketing Director, Head of Growth, Sales Director”—who have much higher salaries and even a company car. - Ongoing doubt cast on the skills of interns or employees. - Constant “policing”—being monitored while working, someone watching over your shoulder for an hour a day, the CEO’s mood swings, slamming doors, yelling. - Total opacity about internal processes and client invoicing—except when it’s time to blame you for something. - Insane turnover, despite an “on-site team” that doesn’t exist. When I joined, there were 3 of us. I saw at least 9 people come and go during my time there. - An awkward meeting every two weeks to “energize the team,” where you’re expected to set “goals” (translation: volunteer work on top of your job). Finally, how they treat interns: RG Design is a machine for exploiting interns, made possible with the complicity of training centers that only want to profit through public funding. A quick compilation of what happened: - In less than a year, I saw at least 8 interns come through: - At least 5 were fired quickly, or their internship agreement was canceled the day before it started—despite moving and the confusion between the different parties. - 3 were fired the day before their probation period ended. - “Disposable” interns used to satisfy the ego of putting down a 20-year-old student—having them work for 3 weeks designing an arcade cabinet, or making “TikTok” videos with customer feedback—before being told they’re “bad and disappointing.” All of that, and then they were fired the day before the probation period ended. - The manager spends the whole day running sterile interviews with interns, like they actually get enjoyment out of it. - Unrealistic expectations. No real training—only the goal is to produce. After a few months, on the verge of burnout, I used a health issue to get a mutual separation agreement. I wanted to move on and forget that disastrous experience. But the boss claimed the mutual separation indemnity (a legal obligation, as required by Pôle emploi) as an excuse to deduct part of my last paycheck. So, out of principle—and because of the contempt behind that final insult—I feel like I have to lower myself to report these facts. I hope this helps others not to jeopardize their school or professional success here. I don’t understand why the review gets marked as strike.