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CallisonRTKL

Part of Arcadis

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Poor company culture - Senior Designer CallisonRTKL Employee Review

1.0
Apr 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The office space is nice and there are great amenities. That’s where the pros end.

Cons

Blame culture is the company culture. Instead of working through design ideas, people step all over each other to get ahead. There’s only a handful of great people in upper management. Teams are poorly managed and those in middle management are on total power trips. When they can’t deliver what they promised, they blame the people working for them. I witnessed a senior associate VP blame the design being rejected by a client on a junior designer. JUNIOR DESIGNER! Very poor work life balance and if you want a family, this will not be a good place to be a parent. I have seen harassment of pregnant women, parents being chewed out for needing to take time to take their kids to the doctor, etc. Overall, it’s one of the worst places I’ve ever worked at.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

* Opportunities to work on international projects and for new employees to freely share their ideas. * Leadership that not only guides design but also supports employees in becoming better professionals and people. * A great LA office environment with a fitting salary. * An office team with excellent skills and knowledge, and great teams that are easy to work with.

Cons

It seems that incorporating more trend-forward designs could lead to even better results, but as a newcomer, I found it challenging to overcome the established methods and the specific direction and style clients wanted. Nonetheless, they consistently delivered solid outcomes.

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