10/10 Would Not Recommend - Anonymous employee Surface 678 Employee Review

1.0
30 Aug 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The projects are interesting. Surface is typically chosen when the client wants more creative design work. You get opportunities to work on your own designs and manage projects if you work hard.

Cons

Your definition of working hard and theirs is going to be different. Once you’ve worked there for a while it feels like you’ve sold your soul for less than optimal pay. There’s a reason why they have such a high turnover rate. Employees can take it for a couple years before they get burnt out and leave. Expect to have many late nights (some even to midnight or later) and still be working at 8 AM the next day. The flexibility to rest simply is not given, which is surprising for a company that claims to have a good work/life balance. Feedback on this from employees is typically not well received.

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4.0
1 Dec 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are opportunities for advancement if employee is motivated.

Cons

Compensation is low compared to similarly sized firms in our area.

1.0
19 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Leading/Well renowned firm in the region so you get exposed to a lot of really high profile and interesting jobs that have shaped the Triangle, design focused firm, openness to climb quickly if you break your back for the job, opportunity to be exposed to all phases of design including construction administration early on, nice historic building with great natural light and in the heart of downtown

Cons

Where to even start. This firm is so poorly managed. The principals are stretched thin from the sheer volume of projects they have and have no time to provide feedback, absolutely no work culture, no overtime so lots of unpaid hours, horrible benefits and very low pay for the area, deadline driven so can be pretty stressful at times, extremely high turnover, all about cost cutting so designers suffer, no formal training

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