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Olson Kundig reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Hemanshu Parwani

51% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Olson Kundig has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Olson Kundig 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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Reviews by job title

64 reviews
2.0
Mar 16, 2026

Had Greater Expectations

Interior designer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

NY office team is amazing - very friendly, knowledgeable, talented and overall pleasant environment. Office projects/clients are superb!

Cons

The Interior Design department is a complete mess. Sadly, it is very secondary within the overall office and in the contributions made to projects. It is seriously disorganized, employees are stretched very thin, and there is a lack of true design leadership, they are horrible micromanagers. The Seattle interiors team has a toxic and dysfunctional dynamic among them. The vast majority live under significant stress and in toxic competition with each other, very gossipy and overall demoralizing. Several "retreats" had to be organized to bring the team together and fix the dynamic because it was so damaged. The retreats did not fix anything. As for the design, super limited and restrained to “Olson Kundig” DNA interiors which is quite limiting and honestly boring after a while. If you want to grow as a professional, this is NOT your place. If you want to be in secretive fights within your team and constantly have to claw your way to the top, then go ahead!

3.0
Oct 22, 2025

Creative and Collaborative Office Environment

Architect
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work, good culture, very talented and friendly colleagues, good partnerships with consultants and builders, beautiful collaborative and creative office environment, opportunities for learning and involvement in office initiatives.

Cons

Moderate to low compensation, requires strong boundaries for work-life balance, recognition is spotty, promotion process is inconsistent, lack of transparency, company is still experiencing growing pains from expansion, unclear standards and expectations, inconsistent management and leadership, very hierarchical structure and decision making.

3.0
Aug 5, 2025

Amazing People - Disorganized System of Processes

Project administration
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is super kind and friendly, great Pioneer Square location, cool projects, company parties multiple times per year, strong DEI commitment, stand up desks. Summer bonus and winter bonus. Two personal holidays. 100% health premium coverage. Lots of opportunities for volunteering. Firm wins a lot of awards each year.

Cons

This is a prime example of a company that grew too fast and now has to pretend they aren't laying people off. There are a lot of disparate, non-existent, outdated, or unclear systems for how to effectively manage day to day processes which creates a lot of inefficiencies and over budget projects. Project Managers need more training and better tools & support for running projects. People are either sitting around or so overbooked they can't eat lunch. Career growth is super unclear or non-existent for any of the support staff. Architecture staff is clearly prioritized when it comes to decision making and advancement.

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