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Adequate, if a paycheck with no career advancement is what you're looking for. - Recensione dipendente - Marketing presso Myefski Architects

1,0

29 gen 2021

Marketing

Consiglia

Gradimento del CEO

Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Location Commute Building features Near Chicago River Lots of restaurant options

Svantaggi

Management, both mid and senior pay very little attention to their employees, and the attention they do give is more negative and demoralizing than anything. Outside educational opportunities (seminars, free online training etc.) is little to non-existent. Professional adults should be trusted enough by senior management to complete their tasks, not be treated like a child or a mentally handicapped person by being endlessly micromanaged to the breaking point. Lastly, there's an overwhelming negative stigma within the office, as if the staff is simply there to collect a paycheck, and not happy to come to work. In the time I was there, I felt like I was walking on eggshells around the staff and the office from day one. The staff, minus a select few came off as prickly when I was introduced to them, and as a result, I was afraid to ask any questions.

Risposta di Myefski Architects

It is unfortunate that your employment takeaway is negative. As you were employed with our firm less than a year, training was well underway and not nearly complete. Many marketing responsibilities require strict adherence to rules and regulations, so it is of utmost importance that this is being emphasized during training. Depending on each person’s background and/or experience, training may be more in-depth and involve check-ins. However, the ultimate goal is always to position employees to work independently whenever possible. To support such self-management, all marketing duties have written procedures so that staff members have additional resources to bolster their hands-on training experiences. While our scheduled continuing education does focus on design related topics, all staff are welcome to share continuing education opportunities or topics of interest. The firm has several tutorial subscriptions that assist with this endeavor. Our employees are most certainly not just a ‘number’. We respect each team member and appreciate what they bring to the table. And, feedback given is always intended to be constructive and to provide ‘insight through hindsight’. Considering that 60% of our staff has been with the firm for 5 years and more, we think this underscores the fact that our office culture is ideal for go-getter top performers who want to do meaningful, satisfying work. We do, however, work in a fast-paced environment and understand that this may not be a good fit for every personality type.

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5,0

17 ago 2023

Dipendente anonimo

Consiglia

Gradimento del CEO

Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

I have been with this firm for 10 years and I can honestly say that I dont think I would’ve have learned and grown as much as I have here. The fact that this is a small/mid-size firm provides any staff member with the opportunity to take on responsibilities/tasks they may normally would not get at larger firms. That being said though, it requires the right individual who is up for such challenge(s). I also think the firm does a good job during the interview process. The first interview round is conducted with (senior) members of the team; when possible also including staff who would be a peer to the interviewee. This helps giving the interviewee a better idea of the team they’d be working with, and vice versa the team would get an idea whether or not the interview would be a good fit personality wise. I believe this is part of the reason we’ve always been lucky to have a really solid team of people who get along very well. The office is located in The Wrigley Building with a great view of the river and Michigan Ave. Super convenient for anyone taking public transportation, and a million options for lunch or happy hour spots after work. The office space has an open floor plan which is great for staff to engage with one another which wouldn’t be the case if everyone had cubicles and/or separate offices. I also think it makes new hires feel more included and get to know their coworkers faster that way. The firm also has monthly in-office happy hours, bi-monthly in-office lunches, as well as the annual holiday party which is always a lot of fun. During the summer, the team gets split into two groups and everyone gets a half-day Friday every other week which is super nice.

Svantaggi

As mentioned above, it takes the right individual to truly thrive here so a shy/timid person may not be a good fit.

3,0

12 feb 2016

Dipendente anonimo

Consiglia

Gradimento del CEO

Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

A good blend of work, mixed project types, opportunities for responsibility and leadership (to a point), company growth in size (at least at the present), environment can be fun at times based on the staff chemistry.

Svantaggi

There is just one principal/owner and this is unlikely to ever change, meaning individual growth has a ceiling. Dynamics of the firm, including how it operates and the nuances of the project management, are at the mercy of that one principal. Thus, if you have a different philosophy for how to interact with clients, how to run projects, and the culture/values of the firm? Then you might as well move on .... the principal is not always open minded and comes across as highly ego-driven. Weirdest job interview I ever had. I barely got to say 3 words, as though his mind was already made up on whether he wanted to hire me, and the rest was his sales pitch. Should have listened to my gut at the time, which was screaming 'this is not an empathetic person.' Personality of the principal has led to some very high turnover at times, although improved stability more recently.

Risposta di Myefski Architects

Thank you for the feedback. We care what employees-past and present-think about working at our firm. We find it important to evaluate all feedback with the goal of continuously improving the work environment at Myefski Architects. We encourage feedback from all employees on any topic. This feedback can be shared during an informal and/or impromptu meeting, or during a traditional performance review meeting. And if an anonymous approach is preferred, the firm uses a suggestion box system to further encourage employees to voice their opinions, concerns, complaints, etc. Although our firm is headed by one principal who is the owner and founder of the company, leadership in the firm also comes from the Leadership Council. Major decisions, changes, and goals are determined by the Leadership Council. The Leadership Council is currently comprised of the firm’s Principal and three senior employees. We regret hearing that your interview did not go as expected. Generally, potential candidates meet with senior staff in the first round of interviews. If the senior staff feel a candidate would be a good fit, the candidate is invited to meet with the Principal. Therefore, it may be the case that the Principal’s mind was already made up to hire you based on the opinions received from the senior staff. Again, we appreciate your feedback.

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