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      3.6

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (2,473 total reviews)
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      Elizabeth Brink, Jordan Goldstein, Andy Cohen, and Diane Hoskins

      80% approve of CEO

      56% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Senior management

      Gensler has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,473 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gensler employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 7, 2023

      You're a number

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to work alongside some very talented individuals

      Cons

      Unless you drink the Kool-Aid and kiss up to the right people, you don't have a chance to grow and develop in your career. You are not seen as valuable unless you're titled staff, achievable by doing above, or threaten to quit, that has helped some. Too many meetings making it difficult to focus on project work and business development. Coaching is done to tick off the box, not because you and your growth is valued. If you are an entry level designer or an admin, you may as well be invisible. Although each office and region is different, nothing is done to eradicate the toxic leadership that permeates many of the offices.

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      Gensler Response
      3y
      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; although without a location as to which office you worked, it's impossible to provide feedback to your regional and office leadership team.
      4.0
      Mar 4, 2021

      Great People, but Company is Behind the Curve

      Coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The people who work at Gensler are amazing people. They truly care about diversity and inclusion and it shows if you spend any amount of time there. The NY office is very clean and it's fun to roam around the different levels. New things are constantly happening every day and there are plenty of groups/events to jump in every week.

      Cons

      The morale of the employees has been dwindling in recent years. Prior to COVID-19, Gensler had a very strict no working from home policy. This has deterred many young people in the industry from accepting offers, or accepting an offer and leaving after a short amount of time being there. Gensler's turnaround of employees has increased in recent years (specifically at the NYC office) due to too many responsibilities being put on each individual. I saw many people come into their roles glowing with excitement and would become burnt out very quickly due to work load and consistently working overtime. The issue seems to be that Gensler has mounds of work in NY, but they refuse to hire enough people to handle the work. They also will expect you to do more work without a raise.

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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. Providing 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.
      1.0
      Jun 16, 2020

      Great people - Bad Management

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, some cool clients.

      Cons

      Very quick to lay people off while keeping employees that are not so skilled just bc they've been w the firm for a long time. Lots of burn out. No consideration for your personal time. Extremely corporate and top down. Firm is extremely money driven. People are not valued. Very little potential for growth. Gensler claims to be people first firm but that is not the case. Lots of egos on the top that mistreat midlevel employees.

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      Gensler Response
      5y
      Our world and our communities have been thrust into an unprecedented crisis that changes daily. This is causing upheaval and uncertainty in our economy. Unfortunately, we are seeing an impact in our business. Thanks for taking the time to share feedback on your experience at Gensler. We appreciate your candor and consider all the feedback we receive. Providing 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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