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DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO

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Not worth it - Designer DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO Employee Review

2.0
20 Jun 2021
Recommend
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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).

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5.0
9 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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

Cons

Long Hours! Pressure on excellent design.

2.0
28 Jul 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is good. You might get an opportunity to work on a cool project, but that’s increasingly rare as the studio’s work has worsened in quality over the years. You will learn a lot and fast, which will benefit you at your next job.

Cons

Lack of respect and appreciation from the partners and leadership. Constant pushing of boundaries. Toxic communication with leadership that borders on abusive. Bullying is common. Lack of true mentorship and training. It’s very much a “figure it out” kind of place. Lack of support on certain teams, which sets people up to fail. Lack of any clear trajectory for employees. People can stay stuck in whatever position they were hired into for a long time. Blatant favoritism on behalf of the partners.

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