Great people, poor pay - Anonymous employee Jacobs Employee Review

3.0
Mar 9, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

New leadership is promising, but all the lay offs plus salary freeze for 2016 (not even a cost of living increase) -- except for top leadership, who still get bonuses -- is not a great first impression.

Cons

Staff is threadbare with no bench strength or career pathing.

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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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