Ghafari Associates reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(172 total reviews)

Kouhaila G. Hammer

86% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ghafari Associates has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ghafari Associates 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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172 reviews
1.0
Nov 4, 2021

Most toxic & unprofessional environment I have ever experienced

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Office location on Michigan Avenue

Cons

EVERYTHING. The work environment is toxic. Local firm President screams and belittles employees on a regular basis and I was verbally attacked in a client meeting by an equity partner in the firm in my first 90 days who literally dropped F bombs and told me to f myself in front of a new client I had introduced to the firm. Unprofessional is a GROSS understatement. I thought they had great diversity when I saw all the foreign nationals who worked there until I witnessed sweat shop hours and threats to their visa status if they failed or got delayed in their workload. I am not sure how they are still in business as they are on the fringe of legality of work practices and maintain a VERY hostile work environment which is reinforced by the entire management team there daily.

4.0
Nov 3, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work at

Cons

By the book. Extremely rules oriented.

5.0
Oct 26, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Company has never been shy of investing in and staying on the cutting edge of technology Good 401k program. Comparable to other A/E firms of similar size Wide range of very interesting projects, from small to very large both domestic and international Concerted effort to promote from with-in Recently paid out a thankyou bonus to all staff members to recognize everyone's contributions to the current workload Advice to management - keep investing in your greatest asset, the employees.

Cons

No real cons, no company is perfect. The grass always seems to be greener.....

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