Has a chance to be innovative in market, but seems afraid to move from traditional framework - Technical Designer Gensler Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2023
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Pros

Gensler has a great sense of community and the people that work here are fantastic. The project work is diverse and gives them the flexibility to allow team members to find their passion. Open with finances and with everything that is going on with the office. Lots of opportunities for learning and participating within office and industry.

Cons

Forcing employees back into the office regardless if their roles, responsibilities, and personal circumstances would benefit or not. Does not promote based on quality of work exclusively. You have to participate in many things in order to get even a little bit of recognition within the office. High rollover rate with a lot of experienced individuals coming and going. Seems at times people are being thrown on projects to cover body of work with little to no guidance, so project work can suffer at times and mentorship is not always the strongest.

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Gensler Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience working at Gensler. We appreciate all of your comments and recommendations and will share your feedback with leadership.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Gensler Response
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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
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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
2w
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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