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IA Interior Architects reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(313 total reviews)
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David Bourke & Tom Powers

88% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

IA Interior Architects has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 313 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IA Interior Architects 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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313 reviews
2.0
Dec 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good clients. Some of the work is interesting. Many good and talented people; great colleagues. Reasonably diverse skills among staff. Good opportunity for growth if you are young and inexperienced, as you will put in a lot of hours.

Cons

Corporate structure benefits the management and gives meager benefits to employees. Office managers get the credit for work well done, not those actually accomplishing the work. Work load is often heavy with little to no support; more experienced staff are expected to do their own production and put in whatever time is necessary in order to accomplish that. Sparse feedback for accomplishments and for hard work; criticism for making mistakes (due to not having adequate support) is more common. Extremely high rate of turn-over. Many of the projects look the same when finished. Voiced concerns to management are not taken seriously, as the attitude is that there are always other people willing to take the job if you don't want it. Only "designers" design; the architects are considered support staff and labeled as "technical."

1.0
Jul 5, 2013

The last place you'll want to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The paychecks come in reliably.

Cons

It does not get much worse than Interior Architects (IA). This is a classic example of management being out of touch with the people working for them and not understanding the fundamentals of running a successful large company. The morale is absolutely in the gutter, turn-over is easily the highest I've witnessed in my career. Many employees start with common optimism only to quickly find themselves desperate to find a way out. There is regular harassment of employees bordering on unlawful. It is not uncommon to find your colleagues in tears having been inappropriately reprimanded for the most minor of details. The environment is cold, disconnected and not at all family friendly. If you're not willing to do regular 12+ hour days to meet unrealistic deadlines you're going to be out of a job. If you're considering working here, move along. This review only compliments the others on Glassdoor that call-out the absolute hell that is working at IA.

5.0
Jun 28, 2013

So far so good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great projects Great leadership Very Fast Opportunities to grow

Cons

Sometimes too fast Low fee Sometimes confusing and convoluted

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