Black & Veatch reviews

PTO is capped at 4 weeks and accumulated over time and you can only roll over 1 week at the end of the year. While other more progressive companies are moving to unlimited PTO, they're clinging to this old-style time off benefit. The big punch in the gut, though, is the complete reversal of the permanently remote position I applied for and accepted to the demand that everyone go to the office 3 days a week. I left a "forever remote" position for this one because I wanted to stay remote. I was told how progressive Black & Veatch was in its "Working in New Ways" policy and it was the main reason I applied for the job. This is a bait and switch in the worst way possible because it affects my life and the balance remote work offered by not having to commute, buy expensive work clothes/shoes/accessories, avoiding getting sick every time someone came in with the latest daycare bug, and the general mental well-being not being around an office full of noise and people. The CEO and higher ups keep attempting to gaslight everyone by saying we wanted to return to the office and that various surveys say so. I have yet to see any of this data. This isn't the company I thought it was and from what it sounds like, the new CEO is undoing a great culture that everyone boasted about and were very proud of when I came on board. Now everyone seems beaten down, depressed and realizing that no one is listening to what they have to say. People are already leaving and I fear we're watching a lot of talent walk out the door. DE&I seems to be something they try to tout, but they don't really walk the walk. There's definitely a 'good ol' boys' club feeling.

We were doing great with a large number of people working from home. We've been home since COVID hit in early 2022. We supposedly had one of the best years on record in 2022. Without warning, the CEO emailed the company saying we were transitioning to a "hybrid" model where everyone is in the office 3 days a week. The company stated this was to allow greater in person collaboration. However, we have yet to see any data that suggests this was needed. In addition, we keep getting messages telling us how "flexible" the new hybrid model will be. I'm not sure what measuring stick management is using to determine their definition of flexible. If 60% of the work days are mandated in the office, that's a heckuva lot less flexible than 100% WFH. In addition, the CEO told the company when he was brought into the position in May that WFH was "here to stay". Now, he's changed his mind. We've hired a great number of people that only joined the company because they were allowed WFH. They are now out of luck. The company doesn't care. It seems that senior management is willing to lose them. I've already had one member of my team leave. More will follow. I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone out there looking for a job. The future is uncertain and there is a lack of trust in the CEO/Senior Management to do the right things. It's very sad that a good company like this could be taken down so quickly by a bad leader.