AECOM reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(11,146 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

AECOM has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,146 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AECOM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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11K reviews
1.0
Jul 20, 2010

Stay away from AECOM

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Recommend
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Pros

Nice scenic view from building Coffee, tea and newspapers provided Change rooms Lots of clients Comfy chairs Some people are nice

Cons

Uncaring company Engineers forced to work as accountants Endless backstabbing Unfair promotion of people who take credit for work of others Failure to deal with issues Total lack of empathy Thinks work-life balance means you work all your life including weekends No recognition for hard work or years of service Constant change in everything from logos and templates to project management system All that matters is billable hours Calling people on their personal mobile phone when they are home sick or on leave and expecting them to do some work Unfriendly, competitive, threatening environment where you constantly have to be on guard against the next attack

1.0
Jul 13, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Alternative Workweek. Vast knowledge base to be tapped through other offices.

Cons

Huge amount of redundant paperwork No recognition of areas of the company that are not mega projects Huge overhead for things such as marketing, that only served mega clients No ability for regional or local professionals to proceed without interference The number of managers is exorbitant

4.0
Jul 11, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

* Competitive salary ... "underworked and overpaid" actually applies here * Good work/life balance * No shortage of work if you are good at what you do ... company always getting new projects * Very professional atmosphere. Everyone treats everyone else with respect. * Encourages (and pays for) professional growth (classes, PE, etc). All of the continuing education is on your own time, though.

Cons

* Tend to work isolated. It's tough to learn from peers when your peers are committed to other things * Management is strong in engineering, but not strong in management. This should change. * Administrative processes are manual and archaic (timesheets, 401K allocations, I-9 forms, expense reports). It's time to computerize! * Performance is judged on how well you complete your given assignments, not on the quality of the work you do.

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