CannonDesign reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(334 total reviews)
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Brad Lukanic, AIA

94% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

CannonDesign has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 334 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CannonDesign employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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334 reviews
4.0
Jan 9, 2017

Not too shabby, but not too exciting either

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Pros

Good benefits, reasonable hours, good salary, nice people, transparency.

Cons

Some projects can be interesting but not all. You can get pigeon-holed into a role in a large company like this. National company but you wouldn't know it - offices don't interact or collaborate often.

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CannonDesign Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback. We’re glad to hear you’re happy with our work/life benefits and our approach to transparency. We’re always working to improve life for our employees, so keep the feedback coming! In regards to our projects, there will always be variation in scale and size; our firm is organized in a way that allows us to partner with clients regardless of what their challenge is. That means that sometimes our projects are monumental in impact, and other times they’re humble improvements to the current state. The level of collaboration is also typically tied to the difficulty and scale of the project; sometimes we have enough talent in one office to deliver a project entirely, while other times we need to harness the collective brainpower of our firm to collaboratively design the best solution (e.g. for the 3 million SF Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, more than 180 designers worked together on the design). Regardless, collaboration is the bread and butter of our firm’s culture – whether it happens within a single office or across the firm. To your point about being pigeon holed, unfortunately, this is usually the result of someone being really good at what they do! If you feel you’re stuck in a bit of a rut, speak to your supervisor and let him/her know what your career aspirations are. We want you to be happy and successful in your role, and we’re committed to working with you to make sure that happens.
3.0
Nov 10, 2016

Not too exciting

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Pros

Benefits, a lot of room to learn, company provides a lot of classes and supports licensing exams

Cons

Not too exciting, projects aren't that great, and clients aren't that ambitious, the company is blah

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CannonDesign Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and thanks for contributing your talents to CannonDesign! We’re bummed to hear about some of your cons, and although it’s hard responding without more detail, we do want to make it clear that every project we design — whether big and grandiose or small and humble — is important. That’s the beauty of design: sometimes it manifests in bold, groundbreaking ways and sometimes it simply improves the current state. Regardless, both are extremely important.
3.0
Oct 11, 2016

senior interior designer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

nice people and good projects

Cons

long hours (typical for industry)

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CannonDesign Response
9y
Appreciate the feedback. And we concur with your comment about nice people and good projects! In regards to the long hours, we strive to offer a healthy work/life balance, but understand that sometimes the work or life part of that equation ends up taking more time than planned. In the days ahead, you will hear more about CannonDesign’s Work Life Program recently approved by our Core Team. The program includes Flex-Scheduling, Remote Work, and Summer Schedules to name a few. We hope you find a component that meets your needs.
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