Refreshing culture but challenges with rapid growth - Project Engineer McKinstry Employee Review

People oriented company, good culture.

Competitive salaries but low incentive pay compared to other contractors.

Not a lot! At first it’s work life balance but then they expect you to work late and say they pay overtime so it’s fine. People first culture but if you ask for PTO, it could be rejected even if it’s at least 6 months in advance. The only good thing I can think of is the cafeteria and the gym. Those are nice with nice staff. And I guess the holiday party is nice.

They will sell you on work life balance for lower salary compared to the industry standard. Remember you work for a family business for profit so no matter how successful they say the company is doing, it does not mean you will benefit from that. I cannot stress enough about how underpaying it is at McKinstry. Profit-sharing is so bad here it’s laughable. I definitely were sold on work life balance because I was so burnt out from a previous firm but in the end, still toxic leadership and workload. High turnover rate and fake. Overall, I really don’t know how they exist this long with the disorganization, horrible management, horrible pay, etc. Everyone I talk to is underpaid and undervalued. Please please avoid! Go somewhere else.