Not recommended. - Designer CBT Architects Employee Review

2.0
18 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly co-workers at the staff level, A nice office environment, Having mentorship programs. Organized orientation. Friday Summer Hours.

Cons

High frequency of layoffs. Teams are generally top-heavy with some managers difficult to work with. Advancement is limited without ties like starting as a top manager's student or having a similar cultural background. Privileged middle/senior managers show arrogance, bias, and gaslighting towards certain staff. The company hires diverse people but expects them to work long hours, be agreeable, and be available at all times. common 80-hour work week. Company and individual actions often misalign. Honesty can be difficult to find among some people, Fostering toxic competition among staff. Overnight work is highly encouraged. Attending meetings during vacations and holidays are common. Stronge hire-to-fire approach. The policy is to swiftly fire anyone not meeting full workloads before project slowdowns. Maintaining personal boundaries and achieving work-life balance is perceived as having an attitude problem. Some managers are very strong-minded and expect understaff to fulfill their wishes unconditionally.

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5.0
20 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really kind people, ability to learn a lot, work flexibility

Cons

Slow to change, not many reviews on employees

2.0
23 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large company with lots of resources, there are some truly outstanding people there. Hybrid schedule depending on the manager you are working with.

Cons

Very top heavy, senior principals are disconnected from employees. Most people don’t agree and no longer trust the partners in charge because time and time again they have made a wrong decision that has landed the company where it currently is now. They bet on development just before Covid and that didn’t pay off and now everyone but them have to deal with the very serious consequences of layoffs. Some of the principals are very egotistical and have their cliques. To move up you must have a strong type A personality and brown nose all the managers. The firm went from 220 to less than 100 people. Compensation isn’t that good and expect to be over worked. Lots of associate principals/ middle management are micromanagers.

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