Does JCJ Architecture pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, JCJ Architecture employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at JCJ Architecture. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at JCJ Architecture?

64% of JCJ Architecture employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated JCJ Architecture 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at JCJ Architecture?

Design Technician I (2) , Designer (2)

What are employees saying about JCJ Architecture redundancies in 2026?

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JCJ Architecture Reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Peter Stevens

69% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

JCJ Architecture has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JCJ Architecture employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

30 reviews

1.0

15 Nov 2017

Do not recommend this Architectural company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A handful of supervisors are genuinely skilled and can learn the ropes of professional work.

Cons

Unethical to start of with. The attrition rate is the highest. People are let go in the name of lay- offs and immediately a bunch of new people are hired. Average time spent at work from hire to terminating them is only a few months. This is from the top management to the intern level. People spend more time gossiping and speaking about each other. No ethics or code of conduct, run like a family business. Nothing to learn, other than survival instincts from people who have learnt the tricks of the trade by mooching, playing politics well. Save your self and join a better company where you can grow.

JCJ Architecture Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear your experience did not match your expectations. We want to do better. If you feel comfortable, please reach out to the Human Resources department to speak further about your experience.

1.0

3 Oct 2019

Bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are not any pros

Cons

As bad as it gets

JCJ Architecture Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear your experience did not match your expectations. We want to do better. If you feel comfortable, please reach out to the Human Resources department to speak further about your experience.

1.0

16 Dec 2016

Avoid this pseudo architecture firm.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It's a job. There isn't a lot of "pros" about JCJ. I did enjoy working with my peers, great people with good hearts, all worried about hanging on to their jobs.

Cons

Avoid this firm unless you are absolutely desperate for a job. They are nothing more than a commodity service business run by non-architects. $$$ drive every decision. They fail horribly in trying to be a national firm and do not have the savvy or understanding of how to successfully practice as a multi-office architecture firm. Everything revolves the corporate office in Hartford. They call themselves an ESOP, but it is really Peter Stevens’ company (he is not an architect or even a designer). JCJ is just part of the alphabet soup of companies posing as architecture design firms. And don’t let them fool you about being an employee/owner. Ownership means nothing, the stock value is practically zero, you have no say in business decisions and the door you entered through is a big revolving door. You will probably be kicked out the door as soon as they are done with you. They have a high turn-over rate. Just remember you were warned!

JCJ Architecture Response

5y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear your experience did not match your expectations. We want to do better. If you feel comfortable, please reach out to the Human Resources department to speak further about your experience.

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