Does Foster + Partners pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Foster + Partners employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Foster + Partners. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Foster + Partners?

56% of Foster + Partners employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Foster + Partners 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Foster + Partners?

Architect (152) , Associate (52) , Architectural Assistant (38) , Part II Architectural Assistant (26) , Associate Partner (23) , BIM Coordinator (21) , Part I Architectural Assistant (19) , Designer (14) , Architectural Designer (12) , Landscape Architect (12) , 3D Artist (10) , Architectural Assistant Part II (10) , Engineer (10) , Project Manager (9) , Partner (8)

What are the pros of working at Foster + Partners according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people are great but that’s pure coincidence and nothing Fosters can take credit for!" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great and talented colleagues." ((in 30 reviews)); "Great team and good social events" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good bonuses and salaries." ((in 23 reviews)); "Great facilities / workshops / project variety" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Foster + Partners according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and you can only get a taxi home on the company from 11pm onwards" ((in 97 reviews)); "Poor consideration for health and wellbeing due to long hours and overworking" ((in 31 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 19 reviews)); "There also seems to be little recognition that the steady stream of departures may be linked to this behaviour." ((in 7 reviews)); "Everything was resolved with good communication." ((in 7 reviews))

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3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(748 total reviews)

Stuart Latham

69% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Foster + Partners has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 748 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Foster + Partners employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

748 reviews

2.0

Feb 22, 2016

Very tough place to work - sets you up well for next job though

Assistant architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great projects, great city to be exposed to. High profile clients, designers and consultants. Beautiful office space to work in. You can get any job after this, and can get into any grad school you want.

Cons

Extreme hours, horrible work environment, people tend to be mean spirited and beaten down due to workload and hours. Very little mobility within the office, very hierarchical, Norman Foster is god. Once you are in the door, very difficult to get pay raises, you have to threaten leaving. You can't choose projects you are working on, even if you have experience on said project. Partners tend to be very egotistical and will expect/make you work extremely late nights (1am-4am) and weekends. Worked there for a number of years, probably only had 10-15 weekends to myself

Foster + Partners Response

10y

Many thanks for sharing your views. Project work is extremely demanding as you say and the Practice is always striving for best in class. We have a good track record of moving our talent around the world on various projects and will take your comments on board.

4.0

Jun 24, 2014

F+P New York Office Review

Architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At the time decent opportunity as a growing satellite office. Much more responsibility than colleagues in the main London office. Small office culture, big office clout.

Cons

NY management at the time was not great, but heard it has gotten better in recent years. The office is not completely independent. Still must answer to London. Long hours, but as expected in the industry.

3.0

May 22, 2016

Great project with mediocre benefits and salary

Architectural designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting project! The best benefit of the company is 25 days paid vacation since it is a British firm. Surrounded by very talented colleagues.

Cons

Maybe because this is a site office, the office operates with lots of Hierarchies. Workload can sometimes be unbearing, meaning countless hours without getting paid.

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