Toxic - Anonymous employee GHD Employee Review

2.0
31 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I felt incredibly proud to have joined GHD more than a decade ago. For many years, management was steady, and the work environment gave me confidence that this was a company I could see myself staying with until retirement.

Cons

Management performance was generally stable through the first half of 2025. However, in the second half of the year, following the introduction of new local leadership within the Digital Design team and the implementation of new rules and regulations, the work environment began to feel increasingly challenging, particularly as concerns emerged about leadership contributing to a more negative atmosphere. Since then, concerns have grown around team culture and leadership effectiveness. There is a perception among employees that the current environment within the Digital Design group has become increasingly difficult, with noticeable impacts on morale and overall well-being. These challenges appear to be linked to leadership approach and decision-making at the management level. This situation highlights the need for management to reassess leadership suitability, team culture, and employee support systems to prevent further deterioration and to rebuild a healthy, supportive, and productive working environment.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Great starting point as an internship, gives you good experience to the professional and consulting world, pay for an engineering intern is satisfactory. Values of the company and support from coworkers is appreciated. Seems to be a psychologically safe place to work and make mistakes. No noticeable workplace toxicity or politics. Everyone seems to be authentic and chill. Not noticing anyone keeping their heads down and received reports of satisfaction with work environment from coworkers. Exposure to a variety of projects, including field work experiences. Seems to be a solid resume builder.

Cons

Need to be pretty proactive for work. For me who enjoys having work to do, its kind of stressful. You have to take initiative in making your own plan. For someone who thrives in structure and needs a bit of help in planning, this is a struggle. Limited flexibility in doing a hybrid role (even though job description stated it was when I applied) For someone who is 42 mi from the office and with heavy traffic takes 1h 15 min to reach the office, its a struggle. But I understood that my commute time is longer than average when I took the position.

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