Excellent Workplace Experience - Technology Director Gensler Employee Review

4.0
Apr 3, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Exciting projects, smart & helpful team. I've yet to encounter any "dead weight" individuals who are there purely because they've been there for so long. If you're the type to self-promote and have the skill to back up your claims, you will succeed. Bullshitters who have big talk but can't deliver are quickly sniffed out and generally leave which I believe is a breath of fresh air.

Cons

Pay is commensurate with the A&E industry which is a tough pill to swallow in an expensive place like SF or NYC or any other major city that Gensler tends to base its offices. You will make more money with a tech company or with an end-user. You MUST create a way to make friends and grow your influence. People who just like to sit and grind out work may find that teams are happy to oblige and you'll find yourself buried without any work-life balance.

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Gensler Response
1y
Thanks for providing feedback on your experience at Gensler. We value our people and love to hear their perspectives.

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5.0
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Pros

Good firm to work at

Cons

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Gensler Response
1mo
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1.0
May 29, 2026
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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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Gensler Response
4d
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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