Good healthcare coverage. People are nice. Salary is higher than most other architectural firms because they manage to have good profit from project. Learning and grow opportunity
Cons
If you are very capable to get high quality work done, then you are rewarded with more work to do on the project and long hours, then you do not have time to do the stuff can help you get promotion, such as participating in activities outside the projects, take "leadership" role in those activities, socializing with your coworkers so you name can be mentioned during the promotion time.
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Nice office, lots of “rah rah Gensler” events with food & booze, some nice people
Cons
Where do I start…..some studios are TOXIC. Favoritism permeates every aspect of working here. It’s nauseating. There is zero loyalty, zero recognition for hard work (yeah you get a bonus but sometimes a kind word is needed). Oh-and never ever express an opinion that may be in opposition to “leadership’s”. Your private life, beliefs, politics and other personal things are fair game for letting you go. I’ve seen it happen-fired because someone expresses in a private conversation that one has ethical concerns regarding projects that are in the office (but in another studio/office) will get you fired. They will make up some bs about “work performance”, yet no conversation ever with anyone about “needing improvement “. Out of left field. Bye bye. Management tells leadership that they’d already “warned” the person-completely untrue. Hear later it was likely due to having concerns about a client/project. Lesson learned-shut up, work 12 hrs a day and be happy with the scraps you’re thrown.
Also-egos galore! Unwillingness to take accountability for mistakes.
