Pros
The people are great. Coworkers even amongst the various studios mingle and it makes the experience bearable. The budgets are expansive which provides room to explore and play with materiality and high ticket items. Which still comes at the cost of the directors lack of imagination shooting down anything other than neutrals or images you can find on Pinterest to reference. It seems like the other studios (Architecture) put in the effort with their staff, I would apply to architecture positions only.
Cons
Where do I even start. I've never encountered such manipulative, condescending and downright robotic staff. One of the pillars is 'People first' and it is anything but. The ultimate client are the principals, even if the clients want one thing and the principals dont. I've watched the interior studio turn every single employee into the most self-doubting, exhausted, overworked, and spiteful designer with imposter syndrome that requires years of therapy to fix. Did I learn a lot? Sure, but I could've learned what I did in an environment that genuinely wants their employees to succeed, grow, and learn. This is not that place. I had such high hopes and came in with such gusto and inspiration, I was depleted of my connections and depleted of all of my energy in favor of another beige sofa and being told every single thing is wrong. Damned if you do damned if you dont. Please I beg you, run away. Thank me later