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Some progress in the right direction - Consultant II Atkins Employee Review

4.0
Mar 6, 2016
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Pros

Atkins is a good place to start your career as they offered excellent access to personal development opportunities throughout my first few years with the company. Those who push themselves will also be given the chance to take on extra responsibility at an early stage. Generally a very pleasant and social place to work with a good consideration for work-life balance.

Cons

The size of the company sometimes inhibits the pace of internal change and although you can take on extra responsibility, you will sometimes find it challenging to translate that into promotions and increased remuneration. The business also needs to improve its internal selling processes.

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5.0
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Pros

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

Cons

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2.0
Nov 17, 2016
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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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