Stay away - Project Manager Gensler Employee Review

1.0
4 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

LA Office - Great lower and intermediate staff, some but not many good upper level senior associates and partners. Barbara Bouza is a good one, can't say the same for the other two who will be running the office.

Cons

Upper management is only looking out for themselves and the bonuses from bringing in work. Will underbid projects to get their bonuses. Will put the responsibility on the project managers and staff to get the project completed resulting often in massive unpaid overtime. They will then bill hours at a partners rate to the job weekly although they do little to nothing just so they can create the illusion of being profitable as a partner. And of course, you can guess who gets to work evenings and overtime to make up for the lost project revenue. There is no honesty or integrity among most of the partners. It is a culture that is rotting from the top down and the container has become so infused replacing replacing the people will only rotten them.

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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.

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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
3w
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!
1.0
29 May 2026
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Pros

Nice office, lots of “rah rah Gensler” events with food & booze, some nice people

Cons

Where do I start…..some studios are TOXIC. Favoritism permeates every aspect of working here. It’s nauseating. There is zero loyalty, zero recognition for hard work (yeah you get a bonus but sometimes a kind word is needed). Oh-and never ever express an opinion that may be in opposition to “leadership’s”. Your private life, beliefs, politics and other personal things are fair game for letting you go. I’ve seen it happen-fired because someone expresses in a private conversation that one has ethical concerns regarding projects that are in the office (but in another studio/office) will get you fired. They will make up some bs about “work performance”, yet no conversation ever with anyone about “needing improvement “. Out of left field. Bye bye. Management tells leadership that they’d already “warned” the person-completely untrue. Hear later it was likely due to having concerns about a client/project. Lesson learned-shut up, work 12 hrs a day and be happy with the scraps you’re thrown. Also-egos galore! Unwillingness to take accountability for mistakes.

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Gensler Response
3w
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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