Serious favoritism based on personal reason rather than performance. - Interior Designer CannonDesign Employee Review

2.0
14 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I initially was very excited to join the team as a CannonDesigner! When I started there was great functional leadership and a relatively friendly atmosphere. There was also an intermural sports team that we participated in and was great team bonding.

Cons

The quality of the work environment quickly declined with the strong leaders began resigning one after another. The office grew stale and the people seemed less and less authentic. Favoritism was very clear in my group and alienation was a daily thing. It was such a bad experience I was forced to listen to positive affirmations in my earphones each day just to get by and protect my mental health. Nonetheless, my last day at Cannon was one of the best days of my career.

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CannonDesign Response
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Hi there. This is Rich Kahn, the leader of CannonDesign’s NYC office. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. Any feedback, good or bad, is appreciated by our firm—and I wanted to be sure to personally respond to yours. First off, I’m sorry you didn’t have a more rewarding experience while you were with CannonDesign. It’s hard to decipher what might have prompted the issues you noted—or when they occurred—but I don’t take feedback like this lightly. All I can say is that the leadership team we have in place today (including wonderful leaders within our interiors groups) is not at all like what you describe. I’m proud of the familial environment we have in our NYC office and we continually strive to make it a rewarding place for everyone on our team. I wish you the best in your new position. I’d also appreciate hearing more about your experience if you feel comfortable sharing. Please shoot me an email so I can better understand how we can continue to improve the experience for employees in our office.

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