It’s pretty hard to be fired here and people are complacent. - Anonymous employee Gensler Employee Review

1.0
26 Jun 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits for an architecture firm

Cons

Archaic work environment with terrible recruitment. Needs to recruit outside of Dallas to get better talent but seems to be hard as not very desirable. They never fire anyone and reward bad behavior. A lot of part time employees and managers so therefore lack of true dedication and hard work. For an architecture firm compares to a “good old boys club” quite traditional and not progressive from the talent pool, dress code, and projects. The senior sports leaders are certainly a big fish in a small pond where they are ego driven, power hungry/harrassment towards people below them.

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Gensler Response
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Thanks for providing feedback on your experience at Gensler. We value our interns and love to hear their perspectives. We are thrilled and delighted to see your 5-star rating!
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Cons

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Gensler Response
2w
Thanks for the feedback. We treat workplace concerns seriously and address them in accordance with our internal policies and procedures. We have multiple channels for reporting issues and we train and encourage our team members to use them. Encouraging everyone to ask questions and provide honest feedback is critical to supporting our culture and our values of integrity, trust and mutual respect. We appreciate your feedback and will share your comments with the firm’s leadership.
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