Honest Review - BEWARE - Anonymous employee Power Design Employee Review

1.0
Oct 1, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Awesome corporate headquarters - The company organizes "parties" during office hours with free alcohol and tons of food, really for any reason they can think of .. also "Power Outages" "Fun Friday" etc. - Almost everyone in the office looks like they stepped out of GQ

Cons

Let me start off with - All of the "5 star" and "seemingly perfect" ratings are obviously not accurate and fictitiously written to try to smooth over the perception of PDI - which is well known in the area and all recruiters - HIGH TURNOVER - even people who work there have made comments "it wouldn't surprise me if they fired me tomorrow" You literally do not know who will be there each day, the company is a revolving door. Don't fall in love with your job or the company atmosphere, most people are gone in 6 months. -PTO - I have never seen a system such as this, you have a set amount of PTO days but all general holidays (I.E. Memorial Day, July 4th, Christmas Eve, etc) get taken out of your PTO.. after all of the holidays I am left with 3 days I would be able to take off or be sick. Everyone stays in the negative with time off - so when you inevitably get fired, they will take the time out of your paycheck I assume. - Training - There is none. It's sink or swim with an extremely confusing system. Don't try to ask questions- depending on your boss, you will get snapped at - Very cut throat and no where to expand. If your management gets the hint you want to expand your knowledge, skills, or your position - you will be gone the next day and someone a little more naive and content will take your place. - Low salaries in comparison to the job market. Money is spent elsewhere - parties, beer, a private jet that takes the owners, their children, and whoever has managed to mingle their way in with them, to their beach house in Cabo. (but don't hold your breath at being one of these lucky few, it takes years of brown nosing - if you can manage to hang on to your job that long)

Explore other reviews about Power Design

5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing company and culture. You get exposure to world class construction processes and it’s the Google of its space.

Cons

Only seeing the project once a month.

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good working culture specifically for younger individuals looking to “work hard play hard” -Resources galore -Extensive state of the art campus

Cons

-There is a strong “suck-up” culture, whoever spends the most time currying favor with management appear to receive the most opportunities and perks -Underwhelming salaries for the amount of work, and the amount of flashy cars, and several thousand-dollar parties, among other things displayed at every corner of the office and work events -The culture tends to have a “high school environment” where people talk openly about others’ personal lives seeking retribution -One thing you can bet on is the number of empty promises from management, specifically executives

avatar
Power Design Response
2w
Thank you for your feedback. Integrity and growth are two of our core values, and we take reviews like this seriously. Please contact the SOURCE so we can learn more about your experience.
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All