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      Johnson Fain Reviews

      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (22 total reviews)

      William H. Fain Jr.

      75% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture and values

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      Johnson Fain has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Johnson Fain employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      22 reviews
      1.0
      11 Sept 2016

      Welcome to the Machine

      Intermediate designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Variety of project types from Hospitality, Urban Design, High- Rise, and commercial all done at high level of design. Nice model shop and nice office.

      Cons

      The two principals control all design decisions for every project. The firm exists as function of the principal's narcissism. This means: no real room for advancement, no design responsibility, and that welfare of the employees is not a concern. You will not learn transferable skills at this company. The firm is extremely top heavy with most managers having worked at the office for more than 20 years. There are very few people who worked between 5 to 20 years due to high rate of turnover.

      1.0
      23 Feb 2012

      Run away

      Architectural designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Portos on Wednesdays and bagels on fridays, open office, hi-tech support, Can't think of more pros, but I have to type 20 words.

      Cons

      High turnovers, Top heavy hierarchy, poor management, not willing to listen to any comments from "junior" staffs, lack of creativity in architectural design, no teamwork at all, no mentorship from the seniors, outdoor parking, unflexible working hour and lunch hour, very little or no opportunity for promotion, not much of opportunity that the project will be built.

      2.0
      25 Sept 2008

      The ups are good, but the downs are very bad.

      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      quality of design work; variety of projects from skyscrapers to residential, hospitality, educational, office buildings; planning department is very strong; social environment is great; good design support (ie. model making and computer graphics); nice office environment (the studio is a converted car dealership so a very large open space); good reprographic machines; full medical benefits; matching 401k; offers yearly educational allowance

      Cons

      tremendous turn-over ratio; risk of getting laid off (downward turns occur every 5 years and the firm looses 80% of it's workforce); not enough design responsibility for all levels of employees (design responsibility only occurs at the very top); furthermore decision making only occurs at the very top (principals and above); self-centered firm

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