CBT Architects Reviews

3.6

48% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

34% positive business outlook

CBT Architects has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CBT Architects employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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80 reviews
1.0
18 Nov 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Don’t work here if you have other options. They’re struggling to stay afloat. Just ask how many layoffs they had in your interview.

Cons

1. They’re laying people off every month. 2. The company is downsizing crazily. 3. It’s super top-heavy—way more managers, directors, and whatever than designers. 4. You’ll be working a lot of overtime. 5. There are way better firms around Boston, like Perkins+Will, Gensler, Elkus, or Payette. Would you want to join a firm that’s barely hanging on? 6. They’re letting go of almost all the internationals. You can see on linkedin.

2.0
18 Jan 2024

Not recommended.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly co-workers at the staff level, A nice office environment, Having mentorship programs. Organized orientation. Friday Summer Hours.

Cons

High frequency of layoffs. Teams are generally top-heavy with some managers difficult to work with. Advancement is limited without ties like starting as a top manager's student or having a similar cultural background. Privileged middle/senior managers show arrogance, bias, and gaslighting towards certain staff. The company hires diverse people but expects them to work long hours, be agreeable, and be available at all times. common 80-hour work week. Company and individual actions often misalign. Honesty can be difficult to find among some people, Fostering toxic competition among staff. Overnight work is highly encouraged. Attending meetings during vacations and holidays are common. Stronge hire-to-fire approach. The policy is to swiftly fire anyone not meeting full workloads before project slowdowns. Maintaining personal boundaries and achieving work-life balance is perceived as having an attitude problem. Some managers are very strong-minded and expect understaff to fulfill their wishes unconditionally.

2.0
10 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

interesting projects, good community support

Cons

contributes to the housing crisis with extremely expensive rents by clients poor work/life balance terrible commute

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