Great People, Questionable Upper Management - Recensione dipendente - Project Coordinator presso Method Architecture

I really enjoy working here and the team is great. lots of team building activities. management isn’t too strict. very flexible with students. good work life balance. diverse and young team.

pay is on the medium lower end but honestly ill take it for a healthy work environment

- "Flexible" work schedule - "Unlimited" PTO *these items only apply to some not all unfortunately

- Underpaid, was told in a meeting that they are not a large firm so they cannot afford to meet industry standard pay for the job tiles. Pay raises were only 1-2% the past year (if you were lucky, some did not get a raise at all) with bonuses being a measly $2,000 (before tax and not everyone got a raise, some got more some got less) for the year and they blamed it on their profits yet the same month they promoted at least 5 people to associates and principals. They also claimed that "company swag" was a benefit we should consider in our package.... - Undervalued and Overworked. Project managers are usually juggling crazy amounts of projects with insane deadlines. Full construction document sets being sent out within 2 weeks, 3 day turnarounds for smaller projects. -Redlining process was terrible, inconsistent, and overwhelming. Every month it seemed like something new would be added to their "standards" and no communication would be sent out. - Upper management is filled with people who have only worked at method their entire career as well as non-licensed architects who barely could give you answers to project questions. Very difficult to get mentored or have a mentor. - The same people get the awards, leadership opportunities and business development opportunities without taking anyone else into consideration. You absolutely have to drink the kool-aid and be "in" with all the associates and principals to even be considered for any opportunities. - They didn't have HR for a long time. Not even sure they ever replaced that person.