Not worth it - Administrative Gensler Employee Review

1.0
Nov 1, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Office located in a historic building.

Cons

Lack of structure, management, transparency and trust. "Senior" leadership need to grow up! A lot of hand holding in this office. They can't even manage their own schedules or expenses. They treat staff like they're only there to serve a purpose, catering to them. It's embarrassing to see how rude and selfish the titled staff are. I would not recommend this place, at all. It's a constant revolving door. Principals need to realize that being Principal doesn't mean you can treat staff like they're servants who will drop everything that second for them. It’s frustrating and upsetting to constantly deal with obnoxious childish attitudes from grown adults and having to look the other way because they’re titled staff. People are just plain mean here. They only compliment and praise those who are loud and egotistical while the quiet busy bees are ignored. No one knows how to properly manager and there is a lot of favoritism. If you're obnoxiously loud, condescending, selfish, and need to constantly praise yourself for your work, this is the place for you. You’ll do well with all the other rude people in this office.

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Gensler Response
6y
Thank you for your feedback. We treat workplace concerns seriously and address them in accordance with our internal policies and procedures. We have multiple channels for reporting issues. Channels that include HR as a reporting partner; in addition to, channels that provide direct access to the appropriate point of contact 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.

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