Firm has a lot of design and detail work - Junior Architect ara Design Employee Review

3.0
7 Jul 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Alot of experience first hand in a project

Cons

Work timings can get a little late

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1.0
10 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- They genuinely enjoys teaching and sharing knowledge. - Some projects offer international exposure and experience abroad.

Cons

- Poor communication within the team; people rarely interact or collaborate. - Often speaks rudely and micro-manages tasks, leaving little to no sense of responsibility or trust. - The team has drastically reduced from around 20 people to just 4, which should raise concerns. - Employees have been let go suddenly, without prior notice or explanation, including myself after the probation period. - The business appears to be struggling, with few active projects despite claims of international work. - A tendency to hire mainly junior designers to cut costs.

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3.0
15 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You get do do many different elements within the design process

Cons

There’s no structure and company guidelines making it hard to progress and do good work.

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