WRJ Design Associates Reviews

Cons

The size of the company means that along with the interesting things, you get to do the crappy jobs as well. It is part of the deal, if you can consider that a negative. It is a also a newer company so pay structures, benefits etc are not set in stone yet, again, which, again, may be negative for some.

Cons

Not a great environment to work. Vacation time is a touchy subject for the owners, who never seem to take one. You are expected to work overtime, weekends and holidays. There is no flexibility with working hours/ days… This is a very NYC mentality firm, in Jackson Hole WY, which creates a lot of friction between the owners and the employees.

Cons

Training was rushed, multiple systems for the same task. To be fair, they were working at refining and eliminating systems. High sales performance required.

Cons

Staff is clique, picture 'Mean Girls' movie x 1000! Ironically, with no design skills to back it up! Most, if not all of the girls working there have ONLY worked at that job, not at other true design firms, so they have no clue of how professional companies work. Nor do they do true interior design, they pick fabric and wall covering, carpet and furniture that ONLY THE OWNER APPROVES OF, not the client, because they don't design for their clients, they design for the 'WRJ design aesthetic', which in plain English, is they select the same materials, lighting and furniture for EVERY project, over and over and over again. There is no thought process for originality or creativity to give your client the individual design for them, it's about what the owner wants in the house, that is the most expensive to the client so the owners make the most money for THEM!!! They don't pass the 'designer discount' price on to the client and they have had clients call them out on that as well and then black ball them for complaining. Arrogant, uneducated, keep up with the Jones' attitude from the owners who are only in it to prop themselves up, try to mingle with the really rich people in JH and treat their staff like dirt. They personally take credit when projects are photographed, never acknowledge any of the designers who work on the projects, tell them they can't take vacation time until a project is complete, complain and moan when someone shows up 2 minutes after 8:00 for the Monday meeting but it's TOTALLY NORMAL, for the owners to never show up for a meeting or show up 30-45 minutes late for every meeting, and no one calls them out. Do yourself a favor and find any other decorating company to work for if that is what you want to do. If you want to 'design' go to an architecture or design firm, not here!!!!