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4.1

72% would recommend to a friend

(9 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

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9 reviews
2.0
31 Oct 2018

Architectural Designer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very talented and devoted hard working, passionate group of individuals work there on the production side and are a pleasure to work with on a daily basis. Firm has quarterly social events which are always fun.

Cons

Low pay for what is expected and compared to other sources. Will be told you are expected to work more than others due to your "high pay" if you aren't paid below average. Expected to work well over 40 hours and can't be a few minutes late in the morning without scrutiny. PTO was fair but be aware you can only use in 4 hour minimum increments. Alot of employee turn over, seems unstable with little sensation for job security - 5 resignations and 3 lay-offs in 8 month period.

3.0
21 Jan 2021

Not all its hyped to be

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Pros

Friendly and talented people, good benefits package, office snacks and drinks, great equipment and facilities.

Cons

Everyone is terribly overworked, unrealistic deadlines, upper management structure is horrible, workflow concept doesn't work, very segregated office culture and politics, vague or inaccurate job descriptions, over-complicated bonus structure, perpetual salary freezes, too many more negatives to mention.

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Design Styles Architecture Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback! Continuous employee feedback is a strong part of DSA's foundation and is important for our firm's continued success. While we are well known for our fantastic talented team, our great office culture and our top-of-the-line benefits package we recognize that we have experienced some growing pains through the years. We have invested valuable time this past year to streamline and successfully roll out our updated business plan; including our organization chart, job descriptions, salary structures, and so much more. All of this has been to provide opportunities for continued personal and company wide growth. We agree that a work life balance is imperative to an enjoyable employee experience. In a business like ours, deadlines happen, but we always do our best to avoid unrealistic timelines. As such, DSA offers a Comp time policy where employees cannot work more than 45 hours a week without pre-approval and hour for hour comp time in return. Thanks again for your feedback as it is sure to help us continue to grow. Wishing you much success ahead.
2.0
19 Dec 2019

RUN

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Pros

A few people there actually have talent. That’s it.

Cons

The upper management is running this firm to the ground. It’s a firm waiting to have a major lawsuit on their hands because of how they treat/talk to their employees. If you have a degree and self respect run. I would not recommend working in this environment. It’s unprofessional and upper management puts on a fake smile to make you think everything is okay.

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