You're a number - Anonymous employee Gensler Employee Review

2.0
7 June 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work alongside some very talented individuals

Cons

Unless you drink the Kool-Aid and kiss up to the right people, you don't have a chance to grow and develop in your career. You are not seen as valuable unless you're titled staff, achievable by doing above, or threaten to quit, that has helped some. Too many meetings making it difficult to focus on project work and business development. Coaching is done to tick off the box, not because you and your growth is valued. If you are an entry level designer or an admin, you may as well be invisible. Although each office and region is different, nothing is done to eradicate the toxic leadership that permeates many of the offices.

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Gensler Response
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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; although without a location as to which office you worked, it's impossible to provide feedback to your regional and office leadership team.

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