CannonDesign reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)
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Brad Lukanic, AIA

81% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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3.0
Nov 30, 2018

Some good, some bad

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Pros

Some of the people you work with create a great environment The projects can be interesting, and always provide different challenges There are a wide variety of projects to work on Better work/life than many other AE firms Salaries tend to be a bit higher than industry averages

Cons

For an integrated firm, coordination is a real struggle Hierarchy is unclear. There are a lot of "VP of _____" and it isn't clear who reports to whom. This results in direction coming from many different people at once. They take a lot of pride in training through the "Cannon Academy" but it is mostly geared towards ARE exams, and not in-depth training. Senior leadership tends to be absent a lot, which would be fine, except when they are away, they want you to make decisions and keep projects moving, but when they have time to look at a project, they tend to demand changes (even if those decisions were made early on in the project.) Tend to focus on the "initiative of the week" what we're supposed to focus on tends to change regularly PTO and holidays are less than typical in the industry

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CannonDesign Response
7y
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. We’re always striving to improve life at CannonDesign, and we take feedback like yours very seriously. Some of the challenges you’ve identified are important issues we hope you feel comfortable bringing up with your supervisor. Sometimes just having a conversation about these issues provides the clarity that may seem to be missing. Thank you for contributing your talents to CannonDesign. We’re lucky to have you on our engineering team!
3.0
Nov 18, 2018

Great people, dull work

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Pros

Great team, good communication with senior level, collaborative environment, plenty of social activities to interact with coworkers

Cons

Mundane work, salary, lack of creativity, time management

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CannonDesign Response
7y
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We concur with all the positives you share, and we’re thankful to you for contributing to them as a former employee. We're disappointed to hear about some of the issues you experienced, but we hope your new career is offering the levels of creativity and challenges you seek. Thanks for contributing your talents to CannonDesign!
5.0
Oct 9, 2018

Great company

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Pros

Company has great culture. Very welcoming and productive work culture. Competitive pay. Good benefits. Great opportunities to learn. A lot of very talented people here within the firm to learn from.

Cons

Not uncommon to have long weeks requiring a lot of OT. Although there is a path to move up within the firm it often feels a bit arbitrary and could use more internal promotion.

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CannonDesign Response
7y
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us feedback. We’re thrilled to hear your thoughts on our culture, and we appreciate your honesty regarding work/life balance and our annual review system. We’re always making refinements to our processes and systems, and feedback like yours helps us immensely.
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