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      WD Partners

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      WD Partners reviews

      3.4

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (167 total reviews)

      Chris Doerschlag

      89% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      WD Partners has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 167 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WD Partners 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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      167 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 20, 2013

      If you're looking to burn out quick than this is the place for you!

      Marketing coordinator
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      Pros

      Lower-level co-workers are awesome people

      Cons

      Upper-level management are from the depths of hell

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      WD Partners Response
      4y
      Thank you for your feedback! This review was posted in 2013, but we wish you the best in your current and future employment. For others reading this feedback in 2022, we’d like to highlight some of the things that we’re proud of at WD. In 2021, our overall turnover was 17% and our 6-year average turnover is 26%. If you compare that to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s national averages, we’re doing much, MUCH better than the rest of the country – even in our own industry and region – where the annual separation/turnovers are in the 40-60% ranges for that same 6 years. (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t16.htm#jolts_table16.f.10) We’re really proud that our clients are keeping us busy and our associates are choosing to stay! We also currently offer a Recognition Program that can be utilized by managers and our Executive Leadership team to reward high-performing Associates individually in a variety of ways throughout the year. This program can be used in addition to our other compensation adjustments. In the WD Associate Satisfaction Survey from April 2021, here is how our Associates rated their satisfaction with working at WD… - 8.3 out of 10: Overall Satisfaction Score - 8.9 out of 10: “I would like to be working at WD Partners a year from now” - 9.1 out of 10: “Inappropriate or derogatory comments and behaviors are not tolerated on my team.” - 9.3 out of 10: “My manager treats everyone fairly with respect, regardless of their differences or background.” - 8.2 out of 10: “I’m able to manage my work in a way that allows me to maintain a healthy balance between work and home.” We examine all reviews from Glassdoor to identify any trends or areas of concern, but we also encourage all Associates to reach out to their manager, Executive Leadership Team Member, and/or Talent Care at any time. We do our best to offer potential solutions and share what is being done to address those concerns, though we understand that available outcomes may not always resolve all frustrations.
      5.0
      Jan 19, 2012

      WD Partners' work environment is open and collaborative, and my design skills have significantly diversified in 2 years.

      Environments designer
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      Pros

      WD Partners is an all-inclusive retail design firm that provides creative services in: marketing/insights, interior environments, architecture, engineering, operations, digital/3D, and implementation. Given the diversity of services, employees have access to tapping into these specialties/ resources internally. WD offers its employees multiple avenues & opportunities to take on more projects if desired. The team structure is designed to build each designers' creative skills while maintaining the core brand identity.

      Cons

      If brought on to WD under a 90 day contract position, the contract usually extends out to a year rather than 3 months. Given the nature of the design industry as a whole, business tends to fluxuate quite often. Meaning job security is not promised if there are no projects/ new business developing. Look at yr. 2009 for example. However WD was one of the only design firms in the region to stay afloat during this economic downturn because of a few revolving big box/cpg store accounts.

      2.0
      Apr 9, 2009

      Not a great place to work

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The best reason to work for WD Partners is that you can get some of experience needed for professional registration, and they pay for registration exams. They have limited project types (retail/restaurants) that typically are in different parts of the country, so there is little hope to get all professional Intern Development Program or Engineer In Training requirements completed at WD Partners. There are little to no design or construction observation opportunities at WD Partners, as most of the design and construction observations are done by clients (or other third-parties). The only other good reason to work at WD Partners is that they have good PTO and work-life balance. No one ever works over 40 hours in a week.

      Cons

      Managers do not respect professional registration or experience, as it is not necessary for the business model or projects. Most work is done with associates with no professional registration and little to no review by those signing or sealing drawings. There are very limited types of project types (retail/restaurants) and a lot of roll-out and respetitive work (typically are in different parts of the country), so there is little hope to get all professional Intern Development Program or Engineer In Training requirements completed at WD Partners.

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