Gensler reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(2,474 total reviews)
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Elizabeth Brink, Jordan Goldstein, Andy Cohen, and Diane Hoskins

80% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Gensler has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,474 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
4.0
Mar 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The set up is more efficient than other firms. They pay you overtime which is usually unheard of. The profit sharing/esop averages 12% which makes up for them not matching or contributing to your 401k. They pay for your exams and 1 professional membership after 1 year of working there. Inspiring to young professionals.

Cons

“We are family” but actually “Clients come first” attitude. You will get pigeon-holed if you are good at something. You will always be underpaid here compared to the AIA Compensation Report because they tout bonuses, ESOP and Profit sharing. Expect to be your own advocate. If you don’t speak up for yourself, they will assume you are happy where you are. Don’t spend your whole career here. I would say max. 5 years, learn what you want, get vested and move on. You are and will always be dispensable. Sucks to hear that, but it is true. You can always boomerang if you want!

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Gensler Response
2y
Thanks for providing feedback on your experience at Gensler. We appreciate our alumni and value their perspectives.
2.0
Mar 12, 2024

Toxic and full of “mean girls”

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Pros

Salary was pretty fair based on my experience

Cons

This place is toxic. There are lots of forced smiles and just a very icy office environment. The “culture” is fake and forced. There are some talented people there but mostly it’s 95% ego and 5% talent. This place has the best “dog and pony show” parading around as a top design firm when behind the curtain it’s just a cold hard and heartless corporation. I’m surprised people still would want to work here after seeing all the negative reviews posted online. You can do better.

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Gensler Response
2y
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. Unfortunately, since you have not identified the specific office you worked in, we cannot forward your review to regional and office leadership.
1.0
Oct 23, 2023

Terrible company culture

Recommend
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Pros

Good projects, well known in industry

Cons

“ cut throat environment”, seems to be an every man for him self office rather than one big team.

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Gensler Response
2y
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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