Disappointing - Please Stay Away - Uncreative - Design Manager Gensler Employee Review

1.0
May 4, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers who you can bond with over the stress..

Cons

There is no direction from management and you have to quickly figure things out for yourself. There is absolutely no structure and you will hear it is because we are a “collaborative office” - this is just not true. We are not collaborative in any way. It is a toxic environment and we hire all the wrong people. Any issues you want to address will be ignored. It is unprofessional and stressful to work in such an office. The fact that the turnover rate is large is a red flag. It is too fast-paced, very understaffed and management does not know realistic timelines or realistic work-loads. There is no room for growth. If you care about your mental health...please don’t work here. You deserve better.

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Gensler Response
5y
Thanks for taking the time to share feedback on your experience at Gensler. We appreciate your candor and consider all the feedback we receive and will share your comments with leadership .

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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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