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      Supportive colleagues but relentless project demands lead to burnout - Interior Designer Gensler Employee Review

      3.0
      Jun 4, 2026
      Interior designer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Probably the most supportive group of colleagues I've ever worked with. The global network growth potential is exponential, and the seamless access to professionals in any office around the world is unrivaled. There are inspiring work share-outs, great benefits, plenty of learning opportunities, lots of socials, and good flexibility for working from home when handling personal appointments.

      Cons

      The project workload is relentless and structurally unsustainable. Projects appear to be staffed on the explicit assumption that employees will work extra hours to get things over the line, pointing to a severe lack of long-term resourcing. The complete erosion of boundaries around work-life balance quickly leads to burnout. When 6 to 8 hours of the day are consumed entirely by project meetings, you are still expected to deliver, manage, and coordinate outside of those hours. It leaves zero time to actually engage with the positive aspects of the company culture.

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      Gensler Response
      1d
      Thanks for taking the time to share feedback on your experience at Gensler. We appreciate your candor and consider all the feedback we receive. Encouraging our people to ask questions and share their perspectives is fundamental to our firm’s culture. We appreciate your feedback and will share your comments with the firm’s leadership.

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      5.0
      Apr 20, 2026
      Architect
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good firm to work at

      Cons

      Nothing bad about the firm

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      Gensler Response
      1mo
      Thanks for providing feedback on your experience at Gensler. We value our interns and love to hear their perspectives. We are thrilled and delighted to see your 5-star rating!
      1.0
      May 29, 2026
      Job captain
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Nice office, lots of “rah rah Gensler” events with food & booze, some nice people

      Cons

      Where do I start…..some studios are TOXIC. Favoritism permeates every aspect of working here. It’s nauseating. There is zero loyalty, zero recognition for hard work (yeah you get a bonus but sometimes a kind word is needed). Oh-and never ever express an opinion that may be in opposition to “leadership’s”. Your private life, beliefs, politics and other personal things are fair game for letting you go. I’ve seen it happen-fired because someone expresses in a private conversation that one has ethical concerns regarding projects that are in the office (but in another studio/office) will get you fired. They will make up some bs about “work performance”, yet no conversation ever with anyone about “needing improvement “. Out of left field. Bye bye. Management tells leadership that they’d already “warned” the person-completely untrue. Hear later it was likely due to having concerns about a client/project. Lesson learned-shut up, work 12 hrs a day and be happy with the scraps you’re thrown. Also-egos galore! Unwillingness to take accountability for mistakes.

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      Gensler Response
      1d
      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.
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