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Updated May 15, 2023

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Found 108 of over 116 reviews
3.4
66% Recommend to a Friend
78% Approve of CEO

Found 108 of over 116 reviews

3.4
66%
Recommend to a Friend
78%
Approve of CEO
WD Partners CEO Chris Doerschlag (no image)
Chris Doerschlag
54 Ratings

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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Nope

    Oct 27, 2022 - IT Specialist in Dublin, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Very cool to see stuff being developed and design

    Cons

    no room to grow in this position

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    WD Partners Response

    Associate Director, Talent Care

    Thank you for your feedback and we wish you the best in your new employment.

  2. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great people, not great pay

    May 8, 2023 - Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The people you get to work with are fantastic and make the job enjoyable

    Cons

    Pay is very low and hard to move up in the organization.

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  4. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Good Company wit lots of growth opportunity

    Apr 30, 2023 - Project Manager in Columbus, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great company with challenging work. Good leaning environment

    Cons

    Workload fluctuates base on client business and economic trends…work is mostly retail based.

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    WD Partners Response

    Associate Director, Talent Care

    Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to have you on our team. Congrats on 5+ years!

  5. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Eh

    Apr 6, 2023 - Creative Director in Dublin, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Decent work/life balance. Some great clients.

    Cons

    A micromanaged company, with an absentee CEO that only wants multimillion dollar accounts.

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    WD Partners Response

    Associate Director, Talent Care

    Thank you for your feedback and we wish you the best in your new employment.

  6. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Entry Level Jr. Designer

    Sep 16, 2022 - Jr. Designer in Dublin, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good benefits, Good training opportunities with Revit.

    Cons

    Low pay, very little compensation or bonuses outside of salary.

    1 person found this review helpful

    WD Partners Response

    Associate Director, Talent Care

    Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to have you on our team.

  7. 1.0
    Current Employee

    Beware

    Jun 4, 2022 - Senior Interior Designer/Project Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Remote - work from anywhere

    Cons

    Impossible workload, disorganized & poor communication, non existent training, high turnover, disconnected and unsupportive management

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    WD Partners Response

    Associate Director, Talent Care

    Thank you for your feedback! We examine all reviews from Glassdoor to identify any trends or areas of concern, but we also encourage all Associates to reach out to their manager, Executive Leadership Team Member, and/or Talent Care at any time. We do our best to offer potential solutions and share with our current associates what is being done to address those concerns, though we understand that available outcomes may not always resolve all frustrations. For others reading this feedback, we’d like to highlight some of the things that we’re proud of at WD. So far this year, our turnover is 3%, last year it was 17%, and our 6-year average turnover is 27%. If you compare that to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s national averages, we’re doing much, MUCH better than the rest of the country – even in our own industry and region – where the annual separation/turnovers are in the 40-60% ranges for that same 6 years. In our most recent WD Associate Check-In Survey in May 2022, our Associates rated WD a 8.0 out of 10 for “I’m able to manage my work in a way that allows me to maintain a healthy balance between work and home”. They also rated WD an 8.6 out of 10 for “I would like to be working at WD Partners a year from now.” We’re really proud that our clients are keeping us busy and our associates are choosing to stay!

  8. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    "ok" place to work at best

    Jan 31, 2022 - Senior Mechanical Designer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexible work schedule, a lot of PTO

    Cons

    Workload fluctuates inconsistently. Management takes on work that they know the company does not have enough staffing to handle. Little to no accountability. Very little room for advancement.

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    WD Partners Response

    Associate Director, Talent Care

    Hello in Mumbai! Thank you for your feedback. We wish you the best in your future employment.

  9. 4.0
    Current Employee

    great opportunities for growth

    Oct 13, 2021 - Architectural Manager in Columbus, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    innovative senior leadership, supports self starters.

    Cons

    lack of bench strength and resourcing.

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    WD Partners Response

    Recruiting Manager

    Thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear you're having a positive experience working with us. Please call Jessica on our Talent Care team so we can tell you about what we have happening behind the scenes in Recruiting to support and balance existing + future workloads of our current teams.

  10. 5.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Great

    Aug 20, 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Super nice coworkers and lots of variety of projects to work on. Had a great time when I was there

    Cons

    Although the workplace environment was positive, there were many times when the job was stressful meeting right deadlines

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    WD Partners Response

    Recruiting Manager

    Thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear you had a positive experience working with us. We wish you the best in your future employment!

  11. 1.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    High stress work environment with lack of stability

    Sep 13, 2021 - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Getting to work with well-known brands

    Cons

    High turnover- so much so that they have begun to have a known reputation for it by those in the city that work in the industry Salary and benefits are not competitive Tight and often unrealistic deadlines Expectation to work ridiculous hours with little to no recognition or appreciation Non-existent on boarding Little if any access to management for guidance Having to play office politics Employees making inappropriate comments that created an uncomfortable work environment Lays off workers and takes away health insurance same day

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    WD Partners Response

    Recruiting Manager

    Thank you for your feedback! We wish you the best in your future employment. For others reading this feedback, we’d like to highlight some of the things that we’re proud of at WD. In 2021, our overall turnover was 17% and our 6-year average turnover is 26%. If you compare that to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s national averages, we’re doing much, MUCH better than the rest of the country – even in our own industry and region – where the annual separation/turnovers are in the 40-60% ranges for that same 6 years. (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t16.htm#jolts_table16.f.10) We’re really proud that our clients are keeping us busy and our associates are choosing to stay! We’re also very proud of the work our teams do to welcome new Associates. Our onboarding program is a partnership between Talent Care and the new hire’s manager and we work together to pre-schedule new Associates with a variety of people within the company. In most cases, the feedback we get about onboarding is that it’s highly organized and helpful with expanding their connections outside of the discipline they’ll be working in day-to-day. This onboarding is available to all associates, regardless of work location, including Associates working remote. We also offer a Recognition Program that can be utilized by managers and our Executive Leadership team to reward high-performing Associates individually in a variety of ways throughout the year. This program can be used in addition to our other compensation adjustments. In the WD Associate Satisfaction Survey from April 2021, here is how our Associates rated their satisfaction with working at WD… - 8.3 out of 10: Overall Satisfaction Score - 8.9 out of 10: “I would like to be working at WD Partners a year from now” - 9.1 out of 10: “Inappropriate or derogatory comments and behaviors are not tolerated on my team.” - 9.3 out of 10: “My manager treats everyone fairly with respect, regardless of their differences or background.” - 8.2 out of 10: "I’m able to manage my work in a way that allows me to maintain a healthy balance between work and home.” We examine all reviews from Glassdoor to identify any trends or areas of concern, but we also encourage all Associates to reach out to their manager, Executive Leadership Team Member, and/or Talent Care at any time. We do our best to offer potential solutions and share what is being done to address those concerns, though we understand that available outcomes may not always resolve all frustrations.

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WD Partners has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 116 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at WD Partners to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WD Partners employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WD Partners. This rating has decreased by -6% over the last 12 months.

66% of WD Partners employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated WD Partners 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at WD Partners to be culture, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.

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