Does UNStudio pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNStudio employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNStudio. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNStudio?

72% of UNStudio employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNStudio 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNStudio?

Architect (36) , Intern (21) , Junior Architectural Designer (8) , Internship (7) , Junior Architect (5) , Architectural Trainee (4) , Senior Architect (4) , Architect Intern (2) , Architecture Intern (2) , Designer (2) , Project Controller (2)

What are the pros of working at UNStudio according to real employee reviews?

"Great colleagues!" ((in 13 reviews)); "People are nice and your voice can be heard" ((in 11 reviews)); "Acceptable workload Good working environment" ((in 8 reviews)); "Very Professional team, comfortable working environment, good team and resource" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great opportunities for young designers to gain knowledge about architectural design." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UNStudio according to real employee reviews?

"Depends on what team you are in, but the team where I was had a bad management" ((in 12 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours but depends on which team you are in" ((in 6 reviews)); "The pay is low in regards to the cost of living in the city" ((in 4 reviews)); "Some arrogant managers" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Ben van Berkel

85% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Culture and values

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

UNStudio has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNStudio employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

98 reviews

2.0

4 Jan 2016

Ex-pats beware

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to learn new software techniques and processes . Having UNStudio on your resume is good career booster.

Cons

Office is a lot more corporate than people think. Most of the work they do is the same you would find in a commercial office that would pay double of what UNS does. Communication is terrible. Late hours are not so much because of deadlines or workload, but because of managerial mistakes / oversights that require you to scramble to cover for them. They take advantage of ex-pats to do the heavy work while the locals leave at 6 religiously (Locals know the laws / system and the office does not push them too much because of it). They will flatly lie to you on details of your pay and benefits to get you in and shrug their shoulders when they don't come through with their promises.

1.0

8 Mar 2018

Exploitative, toxic environment

Senior architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Learn what not to do if you can handle it for long. Shanghai is a great city.

Cons

Exploitative attitude and unreasonable expected work ethic, a result of the management approach of the office director, who yells and curses at employees hoping that they will follow his wishes unquestionably, without clear initial direction or instruction in the first place. Resultant toxic environment that doesn't foster leadership or nurture creativity within employees who work fearfully, for relatively low pay, with little job satisfaction, and job security.

2.0

27 Aug 2017

UNStudio Shanghai

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Commercial projects that are often seen to completion. Somewhat ambitious design standards. International team atmosphere. Many opportunities for learning and taking on new responsibilities.

Cons

Management is inconsistent, non-systematic, inexperienced, and exploitative. "Command and control" style with seemingly rigid structure, though structure is often undermined by management themselves. Office morale could be described as "disillusioned" at best, and "powerless and oppressed" at worst, with many unhappy and burnt out employees who seem constantly on the verge of quitting. Pay is very low. Expect to be yelled at or requested to perform unreasonable tasks. Prepare for constant, marginally compensated overtime hours.

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