Trainwreck driven by short-sighted private equity - Engineer Jensen Hughes Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2020
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Pros

- The work product that the firm was originally built on is some of the best in the industry, but that legacy is fading as so many key staff leave the company

Cons

- Low employee morale - Inept senior management that is completely out of touch with the staff doing the engineering work. - The growth strategy is to buy firms, do a poor job integrating the new acquisitions into a poorly thought out, rigid accounting-driven business approach that engineers hate, and then move on to new acquisitions while bleeding talent from the demoralized workforce. - Senior management focuses on new "orders" at the expense of virtually everything else. It is clear that orders and utilization drive everything, and how the work is delivered is secondary - Instead of addressing employee concerns, the messaging from senior management is empty rhetoric that is often at odds with their actions. - For an industry where knowledge and experience mean absolutely everything it is amazing how much talent and experience the company has squandered

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Jensen Hughes Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are sorry to hear your views of the company as we want to make sure technical excellence, client service and industry-leading work product are the guiding principles in all we do. Please know we are committed to making continuous improvements where needed based on feedback we receive from our employees. We wish you the best of luck.

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Pros

Lots of different work, a lot of different help and experience

Cons

Company is expensive so you lose out on jobs and potential projects

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Jensen Hughes Response
1mo
Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear you’ve had exposure to a variety of work and supportive colleagues with diverse experience. We also appreciate your perspective regarding project competitiveness and pricing, and we continually strive to balance delivering high-value expertise with meeting client needs in a competitive market.
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Pros

Very nice team Independent unless you or other engineer need help

Cons

Most are remote or hybrid

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Jensen Hughes Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the team environment and the collaborative support among engineers while also having the independence to manage your work. We appreciate you sharing your perspective on remote and hybrid work arrangements as we continue to balance flexibility and connection across our teams.
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