Capitalism at its Worst - Project Engineer NV5 Employee Review

1.0
Apr 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people in my particular office are good, talented people.

Cons

It's not that NV5 is too focused on the bottom line, they are only focused on the bottom line. They treat employees as expendable resources and squeeze them financially to a level that goes far beyond the ethical gray area. They do this by by being extremely tight with raises, bonuses, and promotions (I have not received a bonus since my company was acquired by NV5 over two years ago). While individual offices can vary dramatically within the company, the behavior of upper management sends a clear message to all the people doing the work: "You are replaceable. Do not expect to be treated as if you are valued. Fall in line, or quit". I will be doing the latter.

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5.0
Feb 3, 2026
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Pros

The office staff cares about employees, the staff is very caring about eachother, lots of after-work activities, good and honest work, managers are attentive to needs, and there are plenty of opportunities to move up the ladder.

Cons

Sometimes I'd rather be at work than at home.

1.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home freedom Boss is very communicative

Cons

They rely on ghost writing too much instead of having the inspectors write their own reports. They hire very very poor subcontractors to do inspections that give very bad info and take poor photos. No breaks from one report to the other. The report review also needs help... lots of errors in prior reports. Constantly overloaded fixing everyone's mistakes. Lazy coworkers. Lots of late late nights working.

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