Horrible place for moms with young kids - Job Captain Gensler Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They give you lot of responsibility and dump work on their employees which is good for some one who wants to learn.

Cons

I want to warn all ambitious moms (especially with younger children) not to join Gensler. They dump a lot of work and pay peanuts! It is strictly business for them. Top management are not trustworthy. Basically when you compare the stress vs. the pay you get, it is worthless to go work for this company.

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Cons

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Gensler Response
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Thanks for providing feedback on your experience at Gensler. We value our interns and love to hear their perspectives. We are thrilled and delighted to see your 5-star rating!
1.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice office, lots of “rah rah Gensler” events with food & booze, some nice people

Cons

Where do I start…..some studios are TOXIC. Favoritism permeates every aspect of working here. It’s nauseating. There is zero loyalty, zero recognition for hard work (yeah you get a bonus but sometimes a kind word is needed). Oh-and never ever express an opinion that may be in opposition to “leadership’s”. Your private life, beliefs, politics and other personal things are fair game for letting you go. I’ve seen it happen-fired because someone expresses in a private conversation that one has ethical concerns regarding projects that are in the office (but in another studio/office) will get you fired. They will make up some bs about “work performance”, yet no conversation ever with anyone about “needing improvement “. Out of left field. Bye bye. Management tells leadership that they’d already “warned” the person-completely untrue. Hear later it was likely due to having concerns about a client/project. Lesson learned-shut up, work 12 hrs a day and be happy with the scraps you’re thrown. Also-egos galore! Unwillingness to take accountability for mistakes.

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