Big Companies come with Big Company Challenges - Executive Advisor Jacobs Employee Review

3.0
Jan 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I held several different roles and each had pros and cons. The Pros were working with great teammates. Opportunities to grow professionally, and working for a terrific boss. If you end up with a good manager and bring your best self to work you will find there are plenty of opportunities to develop your professional skills. While there are plenty of opportunities to stay with the company you may find yourself in the position of taking a large pay cut or needing to relocate- if you are able to do that you could spend an entire career in this company.

Cons

Cons you have to do all the heavy lifting to find your next team or project inside the company and it is harder then applying from outside. The company pushes bring your whole self to work and a culture of caring but the constant re-organizations can become exhausting as your leadership are changing frequently. Stability in the leadership team and clear and stable goals would likely improve this situation. Networking can be a challenge as the company is really a network of small acquired businesses in many cases--so you should make a effort to attend company events in order to build lateral connections that can survive the re-orgs.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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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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