Pros & Cons of JE - Anonymous employee Jacobs Employee Review

2.0
Sep 19, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries above other competitive firms.

Cons

Extremely political. Your associations can either make/break you. A person's rise to the top is not necessarily based on hard work, honesty, & integrity. Those who believe in the later approach typically leave the company.

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Pros

Decent culture, individual contributors are fine, management is lacking

Cons

The company operates like many smaller companies depending on which business market you are in so your experience will vary. For some, it's the best company, others will say it's the worst; it just depends on your region/group even at the local level. Water/wastewater is a good market in most offices, transportation is hit an miss depending on location.

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