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What is the best part of working at the company?
- the degree of talent and expertise from colleagues and peers
- the ability to work collaboratively but this doesn't always happen due to time pressures and deadlines

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
- unrealistic deadlines, mostly from managers who don't have good workplans
-  team leaders and manager types who don't know how much time it takes to produce decent work or a specific task

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company culture does not support a work / life / family balance. Women are penalized but men are too.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day is often rushed with deadlines, sometimes with unexpected demands from the client. My management team does not know how to balance the work flow with a medium to large project. We work in a frenzy, the results are not always coordinated.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part is that the clients are usually open to new ideas and trust your opinion as a designer at Gensler. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The office politics are awful, the work culture is toxic and everyone is only looking out for #1. There is little to no team work going on, everyone there is just looking to position themselves in the most positive way possible on a project.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is cold and unwelcoming the culture is toxic and run by principles who openly admit to being “bullys.”

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typical day would be grinding to produce a design presentation or prepping for an internal or external design call. Sometimes there would be design charettes but they were rare.

I'm currently assigned to one of the workplace studios. The projects are nice, but the atmosphere is toxic, with the project architect, who's been with the firm for a long time, taking credit for other people's work. What's particularly frustrating is the project manager's apparent favoritism displayed towards certain individuals, especially those with longstanding relationships within the firm or close ties to project management. It's evident that in this environment, one's success is often determined not by merit or hard work, but rather by who they know.

Also, there's a concerning pattern of assigning tasks just before vacation periods and then unfairly blaming others upon return. This not only creates unnecessary tension among team members but also fosters a culture of distrust and resentment.

Besides the company benefits, they will overwork you. Managment wont check up on you unless you say something even if everyone in the office see you're short staffed. Lack of oversight is what made me leave the company. It will feel like everyone is walking all over you everyday but will still smile and act nice to you. Others will seem like they're working together with you but in the end they're only leveraging themselves and taking the credit to move up the ladder and cripple you from making any advances.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Coworkers were mostly great. Local management was not great

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Constantly competitive, management had obvious favorites. Very secretive 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hardworking somewhat innovative other offices were more innovative. Incredibly hierarchical 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Internal meetings 50% of the day. 50% billable

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nespresso machine and sparkling water dispenser 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxic narcissistic leadership at the highest levels. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pointlessly competitive and toxic fueled by biannual bonuses and promotions. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constantly looking over my shoulder.

Excellent work culture, strong emphasis on collaboration, learning, and professional growth. Great exposure to high-profile projects and talented, diverse teams.
Cons: Salaries are not always aligned with the level of responsibility, workload, or market standards, especially for more experienced roles.
Comment: A great place to grow and learn, but compensation could improve to better retain talent long term.

To leadership is excellent. Middle management needs help. Company policies are inconsistently applied and there is obvious favoritism. Project managers are clueless when it comes to what time it takes to produce work and seem to be unable to balance fee and workload. 

Management is more focused on winning projects than quality and delivery. There is an expectation to put in extra hours and effort on top of your extremely high workload, and you are not given the resources you need to be successful. Very poor work life balance, which is getting worse as they are now mandating 5 days in office. 

Working here has been a great learning and growing experience. Fellow co-workers care and are always willing to help out when needed. There is also so much opportunity for growth. The team collaborates really well together and they make sure you have all the support you need.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Interior designer 3 salaries reported	$86,842 per year
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Senior project architect 1 salary reported	$96,000 per year
Senior architectural designer 1 salary reported	$111,596 per year

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