NBBJ reviews

3.8

63% would recommend to a friend

(273 total reviews)
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Robert Mankin

55% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

NBBJ has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 273 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NBBJ 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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273 reviews
1.0
Jan 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some great, inspiring design. There are some really amazing, talented people who are at NBBJ but that isn't enough to fix the fundamental culture issues.

Cons

If you work hard, you are rewarded with more work which leads to burnout. They reward the sycophants with titles and pay increases, not the people who actually work hard. Core Team and executives do not care about the emotional well being of the younger staff. Four days in the office is outrageous given they had their most profitable years during Covid and everyone was working from home. They will continue to lose great people if they do not appreciate them or help them succeed.

2.0
Jul 25, 2023

Just wasn't for me

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work with some really talented people that you can learn and grow from.

Cons

Depending on the area you are in, can be very hard to branch out of that and grow.

3.0
Jul 18, 2019

Interesting place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many good things to say about what NBBJ produces, the quality of their design and the people that work there.

Cons

However, they like to believe that everyone has a seat at the table and that they encourage free speech and ideas, but you learn quickly that you will not succeed at NBBJ, unless you start drinking the Koolaid and align yourself with the way they do things. Free thinking isn't what they truly want. and not everyone is "invited to participate at the table" , (only the chosen few). They also over massage ideas, projects and plans to a fault. It can be frustrating sometimes to roll a product out.

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