Was Promising Until It Wasn't - Project Coordinator Gensler Employee Review

3.0
Sep 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good co-workers, life long friends, great networking opportunities

Cons

Senior Management operates in a shady way. People have too much power and will fire people with no warning and no reason. HR is not helpful and has been known to share salary information, personal details about employees lives, and generally doesn't seem to care what their actual function is. Admin staff are undervalued and not paid consistently across the board. The "leaders" that head up the Coordinators are both inept, rude and inconsistent with their behaviors. Even after over a year has passed I still hear the same sentiment from my former colleagues.

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Gensler Response
6y
Thanks for the feedback. We treat the concerns of every person seriously and have a robust system with multiple channels for reporting issues. Encouraging people to ask questions and provide honest feedback is an essential part of our firm's culture.

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Cons

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Gensler Response
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Cons

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Gensler Response
2w
Thanks for the feedback. We treat workplace concerns seriously and address them in accordance with our internal policies and procedures. We have multiple channels for reporting issues and we train and encourage our team members to use them. Encouraging everyone to ask questions and provide honest feedback is critical to supporting our culture and our values of integrity, trust and mutual respect. We appreciate your feedback and will share your comments with the firm’s leadership.
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