Gensler reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,471 total reviews)
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80% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Gensler has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,471 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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3.0
Jan 9, 2011
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Pros

Decent salaries for the industry. Very good profit sharing and ESOP plans. Opportunities to work in offices around the world. Opportunities to work with top notch clients. Gensler makes pretty good use of technology to allow you to get your job done more efficiently. A number of senior and mid-level people who work at Gensler are very intelligent and have something to teach you regardless of how much you already think you know.

Cons

Gensler is an organization that began life as a design firm and has, over the past few decades made serious steps toward becoming more than just a design firm. Essentially, I've seen Gensler attempt to move from being a design firm that offers consulting serves to a consulting firm that offers design services, which it appears is what the senior leadership has tried to do. The problem with this is that the firm tends to fall back on design every time and abandon any efforts to branch out, thereby lurching the organization back and forth every few years. There is definitely an atmosphere of favoritism within the firm. If your manager likes you, then, as long as you're good at what you do and do quality work, you'll get ahead and do well in your career. If not, it is extremely difficult to progress or sometimes even survive within the organization. I've experienced it both ways and have seen it both ways with many others. Also, Gensler has long been, and remains, something of a cult of personality -- be it among the leadership or among some of the more "talented" design staff.

3.0
Jan 8, 2011

Your Mileage May Vary

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office at Rockefeller Center, exciting projects, variety of people to work with, IT and tech were top notch, training opportunities were plentiful. Systems and standards to work between offices are well developed and implemented.

Cons

It is unfortunate that there is little personal interest shown in staff advancement by upper management or in fostering a harmonious team in NY. Smaller Gensler offices do much better at this. The impersonal approach results in a roller coaster of layoffs and hiring where experienced folks with higher salaries are shown the door in favor of low salaried interns who can't yet function in the real world of architecture. For the new hires it is a baptism by fire and many mistakes are made due to lack of experience and mentor-ship. Bare minimum benefits, minimum pay, less than average vacation.

3.0
Jan 6, 2011

Great place to grow and learn

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Corporate Giant - Allows maximum amount of resources and wide range of project types.

Cons

Because it's such a large company, you must make more of an effort to be visible. Compensation doesn't seem to meet the rates of competitive firms.

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