Do American architectural firms work overtime?

A lot. SOM Architectural Design Office was established in 1936. American SOM architecture design firm is one of the top design firms in the world. According to employees' reaction, there are many cases of overtime work in the firm, mostly on weekends, but they will be given leave or overtime allowance. SOM architectural design firm has always stood at the forefront of the world's architectural design and construction engineering industry, and won the highest honor award for construction companies from American Architectural Association in 196 1 and 1996 twice. Since its establishment, it has completed more than 654.38 million design projects in more than 50 countries, including office buildings, banks and financial institutions, government buildings, medical institutions, religious buildings and airports.