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      Gensler

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      Gensler reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (2,479 total reviews)
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      Elizabeth Brink, Jordan Goldstein, Andy Cohen, and Diane Hoskins

      80% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Gensler has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gensler employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Jul 19, 2014

      You can make the best of it.

      Interior designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Over-time pay, Freedom to move around studios/ offices and have the opportunity to explore different design sectors. Collaborative environment.

      Cons

      Work is entirely design/branding/marketing oriented. Not a lot of experience/ care in construction documents, documentation skills. If you are a junior person is bad for your fundamentals. If you are experienced, you can really show off and advance. Lower salaries than other big offices - but they pay over time.

      5.0
      Jul 9, 2014

      Great company to work for!

      Project accountant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great open environment. Staff is great, work is great, office is beautiful, espresso machines are amazing!

      Cons

      Workload is a lot and days can get extremely busy. Must go in everyday with an attitude to work!

      3.0
      Jul 6, 2014

      A Design BUSINESS. Business is first- then design

      Interior designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It is a well oiled machine and there is strength in numbers. Knowing that there are over 40 offices worldwide and the reach that has with both clientele and colleagues is a definite pro. There is a strong brand and a community. The size and reputation does attract some great clientele as well and with those are some global possibilities.

      Cons

      The size of the NY office has become too big and impersonal unfortunate and since the last recession, leadership has preferred to take on almost all work that comes it's way without consideration of the staff. There is a tendency by leadership and project managers to say yes to incredibly tight schedules and budgets without understanding how the work actually gets done. There seems to be a big gap in that consideration. Promotion is done by who has become close to leadership and played their game. Sometimes it's those people that make the biggest mistakes that get rewarded as well because they know how to pass the buck so well. All businesses have these kind of people and their egos, unfortunately in this leadership, this is what is rewarded and not actual good design. The word/ initiative to be 'innovative' is spread around as the key phrase but no one understands really what true innovation really is - or do they allow it. Rather there are innovation standards.

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