Great learning from talented architects, but toxic team culture - Architectural Designer WOHA Employee Review

1.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The owners are great architects, good design instinct. So much to learn from them, spending time with these guys is good for your learning. Pay is okay.

Cons

The culture of certain teams is very bad. Pitting workmates against each other, treating different people in the company differently, throwing people under the bus to get ahead. It all goes down to who is running the show in the team. Minimal insurance, long work hours, abortive work, notice period is too long…

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4.0
30 Aug 2021
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Pros

- exposure to projects - nice office - great learning experience

Cons

- hierarchy - high turnover rate

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1.0
10 May 2023
Recommend
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Pros

People are responsible and hard-working towards the profession, and proud of what they are doing which is a distinctive value for an architectural office. People are kind in heart and willing to teach.

Cons

Without they know it, 1. They train people as puritanical robots in both the working style and critical thinking, rather than seeing the different potentials of individuals in order to maximize the recourse and conduct a better outcome; 2. Promote the long-haul working culture tacitly, and being proud of such a culture although they try hard to not do it; 3. Delaying or skipping the usual lunch and dinner are totally norms and even encouraged, again tacitly. It is a verbally abusive environment, as some of the managers scold the crews both in the face and in the texts; Some managers believe in paternalistic education which is a good initiative, but totally counter-productive in most of the circumstances and rather outdated especially for the post-pandemic era.

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