Decent firm with strong growth - Anonymous employee KSS Architects Employee Review

3.0
21 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people are great, lots of exposure to different types of projects

Cons

Pay not as competitive. Expect working long hours with juggling multiple projects

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5.0
20 Mar 2025
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Pros

Great place too work at

Cons

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2.0
19 May 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility to grow in the building typology that you express interest in. Firm operates in a variety of sectors, which helps growth when economy slows certain departments.

Cons

Salary - notably lower than other firms. Discussions regarding salary adjustments are always curtailed. Citing the AIA salary bracket isn't adequate. You're expected to join lots of events, pin-ups, and design groups. Lessons learned seminars are great. These focus groups need a lot more oversight and structure. What took months to complete could have easily been delegated to a dedicated staff member as overhead. Bonuses and compensation - regardless of time invested and overtime efforts expanded, it seemed much wasn't done to reward overtime. Most meetings appear to be concerning profitability, but rarley has this translated to salary adjustments. Promotions & Favoritism - lots of favoritism amongst partners, especially employees who started their careers there.

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