Not recommended - Landscape Architectural Designer SWA Group Employee Review

1.0
18 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits package, some camaraderie with other employees (before they quit)

Cons

Very poorly run office. No respect for labor laws, overtime pay. Irrational, illogical management that often disappears. Most of the projects this company brags about are not done in the LA office... here you get the worst of both worlds, an office that does largely grueling, corporate projects for middle eastern investors and yet is run like a 'studio' where employees are nevertheless asked to pour their heart and souls into entirely soulless work. If you are interested in learning and growing in the field this is not a good place to work. Morale gets very low. I do not think that the principals here get much respect in the industry. Kind of feels like a joke... a joke that makes you work all weekend!

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
17 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good project and talented ppl

Cons

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