WD Partners Reviews
Updated May 15, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Good benefits and overall, the company employs a skilled and talented set of associates." (in 7 reviews)
- "Upper management doesn't know how to manage an agency this size and struggles with employee development." (in 4 reviews)
- "Salaries are not competitive, but you are supposed to accept this to work at such a prestigious company." (in 3 reviews)
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Very cool to see stuff being developed and design
Cons
no room to grow in this position
Thank you for your feedback and we wish you the best in your new employment.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Good Company wit lots of growth opportunity
Apr 30, 2023 - Project Manager in Columbus, OHRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great company with challenging work. Good leaning environment
Cons
Workload fluctuates base on client business and economic trends…work is mostly retail based.
Continue readingWD Partners Response
Associate Director, Talent Care
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to have you on our team. Congrats on 5+ years!
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Decent work/life balance. Some great clients.
Cons
A micromanaged company, with an absentee CEO that only wants multimillion dollar accounts.
Continue readingWD Partners Response
Associate Director, Talent Care
Thank you for your feedback and we wish you the best in your new employment.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Entry Level Jr. Designer
Sep 16, 2022 - Jr. Designer in Dublin, OHRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good benefits, Good training opportunities with Revit.
Cons
Low pay, very little compensation or bonuses outside of salary.
WD Partners Response
Associate Director, Talent Care
Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to have you on our team.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Remote - work from anywhere
Cons
Impossible workload, disorganized & poor communication, non existent training, high turnover, disconnected and unsupportive management
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!
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
"ok" place to work at best
Jan 31, 2022 - Senior Mechanical DesignerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
WD Partners Response
Associate Director, Talent Care
Hello in Mumbai! Thank you for your feedback. We wish you the best in your future employment.
- Current Employee★★★★★
great opportunities for growth
Oct 13, 2021 - Architectural Manager in Columbus, OHRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
innovative senior leadership, supports self starters.
Cons
lack of bench strength and resourcing.
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.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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
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!
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
High stress work environment with lack of stability
Sep 13, 2021 - Anonymous Employee in Dublin, OHRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
Continue readingWD 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.
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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