Conflict of interest galore. For example: environmental engineers working side-by-side with mining / oil & gas engineers; the environmental engineers being engaged to provide INDEPENDENT reviews and assessments on the environmental impacts of coal seam gas (i.e. fracking), while their colleagues are separately engaged by oil & gas companies to extract said coal seam gas.
So many processes, so much red tape, very bureaucratic.
Low, low morale. I do not know a single person I work with who likes AECOM, or who could say that they like working for AECOM.
No soul.
Impersonal management. There are no meaningful meetings with upper management, no one is approachable, there is no communication down the chain which is honest and frank. There is no accountability amongst management
No thanks, no reward. There is an expectation from upper management to 'do more with less', while not bringing anything to the table themselves.
False global opportunities for employees. The regions don't know each other, they very rarely deal with each other, and on even rarer occasions are transfers actually granted between different regions for existing employees.
Very American-centric culture and correspondence, despite doing most of their business outside of the US.
