Gensler reviews

- Practice what you preach is not applicable in Gensler: a lot of talk and research about workplace, yet still enforcing old-school onsite working. A lot of talk about diversity and inclusion, yet the salary imparity is unbelievable; A lot of talk pushing the employees to be good administrators of the firm's resources, and then you have.... mmm.. individuals,... spending ludicrous amounts on first-class traveling, and expensive dinners. - Your growth in the company is subject to being liked, loud and a "yes, sir" kind of person. If you question the status-quo, you will probably stay in your same spot for a long time. In general, you will stop believing in what they say real soon; They catch you with their sweet words and a promise of huge growth opportunities. Soon you realize it's all part of a corporate machinery where empty, sweet words are just to keep the machine going.

Perhaps too much focus on productivity metrics / timesheets. Super cost-conscious to the point it makes staff second guess everything they do that is outside of a billable hour, almost like a law-firm. Then again, perhaps this is why they are more profitable than other design firms.