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9 reviews
1.0
1 Jan 2022

Toxic Workplace

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Pros

Prestigious name, the staff is generally pleasant (though some awkward personalities)

Cons

Leadership is awful. The 2 main partners are narcissistic and sadistic. There is no work like balance, meetings on weekends, holidays or while on vacation are typical. Personal time is not respected at all. Sadly, a very unsupportive environment for women, I would say the same for people of color, little upward mobility for both groups, very much a boys club mentality driven by the leadership. HR is a joke, totally performative, not supportive of staff issues or concerns. Laughable diversity. I would not recommend DS+R to anyone who is not male (straight) or to anyone who values work life balance.

2.0
20 Jun 2021

Not worth it

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Pros

Great cultural projects. Quest for design excellence. Most people are nice and pleasant.

Cons

Toxic (borderline abusive) culture in which people are diminished while at the same time expected (not asked) to work 60-80hr weeks plus weekends. Have been asked multiple times to postpone vacations. Partners have little or no regard for people's times or lives, attitude which gets festered and passed down to all upper management. Cultish type of behavior by those who have survived (or too stubborn to quit). The only promotions from within are made to those who threaten to quit. Otherwise, all upper management is hired from outside. No diversity whatsoever (all upper management is white straight male).

3.0
22 Nov 2014

Work/life balance? Not so much.....

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Pros

Pleasant, comfortable, aesthetically pleasing working environment. Congenial coworkers. For the most part, it seems as though no one is really 'micro-managed'. People are given the space to work quietly and peacefully.

Cons

The culture is "work more". Some people work 13 or 14 hour days - !! Many people seem exhausted and depleted. Work/life balance is not something the 3 partners seem to have a clue about.

1.0
24 Jul 2016

Bad

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Pros

A lot of talent in one room. And most of the projects are interesting. The firm tries to maintain an artsy image but that is quickly changing with 100+ people here. It's a revolving door. Most quit in less than two years.

Cons

Horrible management, zero respect for your time and effort. Poor atmosphere for creative people to flourish. Most see this and quit soon. The management needs to find ways of making people stay. Benefits are horrible. 5 days sick leave in the entire year!!

3.0
22 Jun 2016

stagnant mobility

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Pros

constantly busy, no time to be idle, talented people with a mix of favoritism at play (as in they knew who).

Cons

stagnant mobility, get used to new hires rather than celebrating anyone's promotion and temper tantrums.

5.0
9 Jan 2019

Great Firm

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Pros

Working with very smart people who do great work, best designs & cool projects

Cons

Long Hours! Pressure on excellent design.

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