PM -West Coast offices Experience - Design Management Gensler Employee Review

2.0
2 June 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Moved between offices as needed for project assignments Variety of experiences and challenging projects Some great people on teams

Cons

Hesitancy to pay my reimbursables for traveling to wherever they needed me. "Encouraged" to donate time when fee was low or exhausted. Discouraged overtime on time card though weekend work was often required to meet deadlines Required participation in many "free" committees and initiatives during work day that took away from billable work, and forced working into wee hours to hit deadlines Downplaying low wages, lack of work/life balance and playing favorites through creative internal marketing Became more of a production machine than a place to learn and grow Very politically charged environment

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5.0
20 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good firm to work at

Cons

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Gensler Response
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Thanks for providing feedback on your experience at Gensler. We value our interns and love to hear their perspectives. We are thrilled and delighted to see your 5-star rating!
1.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
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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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