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
Sep 29, 2023

Smart minds but TOXIC culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting projects. Continuing education opportunities.

Cons

- Weak to non existent leadership - Non inclusive - Passive Agressive - No company transparency - Little to no company vision - Lack of role clarity and resources - Excessive micromanagement in some areas, complete neglect in others - Sexism - An "in crowd" that makes company decisions through back door channels If you value your mental health, go elsewhere.

1.0
Apr 12, 2023

Stay Away

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation and benefits are good

Cons

Terrible leadership, what they call core team. Disorganized. Do not know what employees are working on most of the time. Do not build teams. No career growth opportunities. They hire for senior positions as opposed to promoting within. Favoritism. Do not know or take interest in any of their employees skill sets (I was asked by a core member if I know Revit after working on a project in Revit for a year). No mentorship (even though they preach it). Constant micromanagement by senior designers (to the point of opening your rhino model to change something for their liking). Design principal gives arbitrary design direction with what seems to be only an aesthetic preference of that day. Studio culture is not friendly and everyone only looks out for themselves and their image. Huge turnover. Projects are not that great and everything needs to be rushed without thought.

1.0
Dec 27, 2020

Don’t recommend

Recommend
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Pros

Good health benefits Great projects and learning experience Very understanding and helpful upper management

Cons

Toxic Environment Poor team management Highly understaffed projects Take advantage of the employees and overwork them with no overtime paid Don’t give any credit for your work/contributions Some disrespectful and arrogant team leaders

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