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Not a great company since the takeover - Engineer II Atkins Employee Review

2.0
Aug 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Had a good atmosphere and good holidays. Sites run by the company were always very well maintained. Coworkers were friendly.

Cons

Ever since takeover by SNC Lavalin, the work culture went downhill. They restricted things like desktop backgrounds on work computers (and instituted new ones use either bad looking stock photos or one that literally had so much contrast it gave people headaches). despite the complaints of headaches, it took them weeks to change it. They were very restrictive on hours with no flexibility or with the CEO of Major Projects any hint of humanity.

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5.0
Oct 13, 2023
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Pros

A lot of work to be done Many opportunities to try different things

Cons

Advancement can be hard Working alongside underperformers

2.0
Nov 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Job and a paycheck but in a house of cards.

Cons

Wow, be careful! Atkins North America was acquired when Atkins in London bought a notorious US engineering based in Florida, PBS&J (Post, Buckley, Shuh and Jernigan). I didn't do enough research when hired and found out too late I was working for a company that has been prosecuted multiple times for serious illegalities, and some of the executives who participated but escaped prosecution are still there! PBS&J has been indicted for bribing government officials, illegal campaign contributions, and was a private company put on the chopping blocks to sell for being so poorly managed when several of the employees embezzled millions upon millions of dollars. As recent as 2016 the company was struggling financially because of legal costs and fines to the extent the focus became finishing out existing contracts rather than procuring new ones...an indicator they do not want new business and are likely to chop off the US engineering wing and spin those employees out to another company. Do your research before accepting a job there, the good old boy network that didn't previously get caught or prosecuted in the illegalities is still working there, and they haven't changed much in being secretive about what they are doing!! Get everything in writing as they are all about the bait and switch.

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