When times are good, you are valuable but when times are bad, you are not! - Anonymous employee Jacobs Employee Review

2.0
Mar 1, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

In general, most of the peers are nice and helpful. The senior engineers are very knowledgable and willing to help or teach junior engineers.

Cons

If you don't have any billable hours, you are in the chopping board. Once you get to overhead, you are likely to get laid-off.

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Pros

Great work-life balance, especially if you’re a hard worker and employer can see that.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Flexible, on the cutting edge, good employee networks

Cons

Shareholder focused, lots of red tape

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