DLR Group reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(278 total reviews)
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Steven McKay, RIBA, LEED AP

50% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

DLR Group has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 278 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DLR Group 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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278 reviews
1.0
Oct 5, 2020

Disappointing Architecture Firm

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Pros

Working from Home Each office is different. I worked in Texas and enjoyed my coworkers and had a great experience.

Cons

I was one of the 300+ employees who was completely blindsided and laid off in April. It was such a traumatic experience and was never explained why "I" was chosen. I had a lot of deliverables due and so disappointed by the approach and handling of Regional Managers. Glad to know the Principals got only a 10% pay cut, while I lost my job. Being let go in a ZOOM ROOM with others was so impersonal and depressing. The design is NOWHERE on par with competing firms (HOK, HKS, Perkins + Will, Gensler....etc) - I was often embarrassed to look at the design portfolio. This firm does a lot of acquisitions and there is a very clear divide between what is DLR Group versus what the other firms Often felt like I was a slave worker

1.0
Apr 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Good support for getting your license -Lots of office locations

Cons

-You aren’t valued as an employee, you are seen as a person in a seat and replaceable. This is made very clear during layoff seasons. -You don’t move up based on your project work or even your annual reviews. Promotions, raises and bonuses are heavily influenced by who you are friends with in leadership and how well you play corporate politics - Company has long term relationships with corrupt clients and refuses to damage or end this relationship despite internal employee outrage when this was shared. Multiple articles have been released about this incident and despite outrage they are continuing this work. I highly recommend googling this company before working for them as they lie about this during the interview process. -Have to pay to park at work -Process for receiving associate and principal titles is a popularity contest and not based on your actual contributions. -Regularly expected to work unpaid over time and project staffing is very inconsistent and unorganized. -Many people are underpaid and raises are percentage increases vs performance based. -Culture of Dallas office is extremely draining and hypocritical. Younger staff being held to higher standards than leadership. (Example - holding younger staff back salary wise due to not having a license while having multiple unlicensed people in positions of leadership) -Took away Hybrid work option and brought back mandatory 4 days in office -Sustainability is used as a marketing tool instead of actually being applied to projects. Lots of greenwashing happening on projects to meet AIA requirements.

2.0
Apr 13, 2026

Strong benefits but leadership lacks authenticity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits due to it being such a large firm. Great employees.

Cons

Leadership promotes an image that everyone's voice matters, but in my experience, that is fake. Your voice only matters if you agree with the opinions of leadership. Leadership does nothing to change things that need to be changed, there is a lot of red tape.

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