Pros
People at the office are pretty easygoing and nice to work with; not a lot of big egos or climbers. Just good people trying to get good work out. A solid number of the projects are quite nice and there is a good level of technical expertise, along with opportunities to get involved with different phases of design and project execution. Tasks and responsibilities aren’t siloed like at some other offices. There are happy hours and whiskey and a keg in the kitchen. Mondays and Fridays are WFH.
Cons
Nothing that isn’t endemic to the profession as a whole. Low-to-middling pay. Some poor management at a lot of junctures. Many late nights around deadlines that can lead to burnout and exhaustion. Weird policy requiring a months’ notice for taking any PTO, and no remote work allowed at all outside of the regular Monday and Friday. Some of the managers feel a little set in their ways. Feels like the office needs to exploit every employee to a degree to remain solvent. But of course, this can be said about literally any architecture office. Especially in the “big apple.”