Great place to work - Designer Gensler Employee Review

5.0
8 July 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Collegiate environment; talented and hard-working colleagues; good projects to work on; massive support for career development. There is ample opportunity stay interested - lot of extra-curricular stuff too and ways to work pro bono.

Cons

The internal machinations are still obscure to me, but early days. I'm optimistic.

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Gensler Response
8y
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your perspective on Gensler’s culture. We are thrilled to learn that you are enjoying your time at Gensler and wish you all the best as you continue to design a successful career path that’s unique to you! Thanks for mentioning the collegial environment and quality of our project work. We strive to help our clients impact the everyday through great design work and firmly believe that accomplishing this goal begins with our people. Please feel free to reach out to your office’s HR team should you have additional issues you’d like to discuss. Thanks again for the feedback.

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Good work-life balance and flexible scheduling. Supportive team environment with opportunities to learn new technologies. Management is generally approachable and benefits are competitive.

Cons

Internal processes can be slow and bureaucratic at times. Career advancement opportunities are limited without clear timelines. Communication between departments could be improved significantly.

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Gensler Response
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Thanks so much for the feedback. We love to hear from our people. You and your colleagues are the foundation of our success. We are delighted to see your 5-star rating!
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Pros

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Cons

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Gensler Response
2w
Thanks for the feedback. We treat workplace concerns seriously and address them in accordance with our internal policies and procedures. We have multiple channels for reporting issues and we train and encourage our team members to use them. Encouraging everyone to ask questions and provide honest feedback is critical to supporting our culture and our values of integrity, trust and mutual respect. We appreciate your feedback and will share your comments with the firm’s leadership.
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