who has worked for GENSLER in London (or elseware)? how is the salary, working enviroment, how are they handling overhours, bonus, teamwork, ... what experiences do you have.. good and bad impressions I think everything is helping me to get a picture... my biggest question: can you survive as a creative being in this huge company
I've said before in the "large firm" debate that the large firms can support specialist skills. I work with a handful of dedicated, sensitive, creative types at one mega-firm. They would not be able to do the type of work that they do at a smaller firm, unless it was a very small firm, and then they would have to do the legwork too.
I'm not suggesting that they get to do the paper napkin design, but they get to use their hard-won specialist skills on a huge number of sometimes groovy projects, giving them access to an even larger number of clients, engineers, other architects, other specialists, academics, builders, me etc.. They also hire interesting juniors.
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who has worked for GENSLER in London (or elseware)? how is the salary, working enviroment, how are they handling overhours, bonus, teamwork, ... what experiences do you have.. good and bad impressions I think everything is helping me to get a picture... my biggest question: can you survive as a creative being in this huge company
Honestly, I think people who call themselves a "creative being" should not look for satisfaction working for supersize firms.
And several people I know at Gensler Houston don't like it.
i heard gensler ny pays well for recent grad school graduates. I also hear its the worst place on earth to work as an intern (coffee-pusher).
OF, you work @ the big red g in seattle?
i've heard scary stories. i know some people @ chicago that say all the rest are kinda lame
any more input from anyone about Gensler?
I've said before in the "large firm" debate that the large firms can support specialist skills. I work with a handful of dedicated, sensitive, creative types at one mega-firm. They would not be able to do the type of work that they do at a smaller firm, unless it was a very small firm, and then they would have to do the legwork too.
I'm not suggesting that they get to do the paper napkin design, but they get to use their hard-won specialist skills on a huge number of sometimes groovy projects, giving them access to an even larger number of clients, engineers, other architects, other specialists, academics, builders, me etc.. They also hire interesting juniors.
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