Great place to start a career, but don't stay too long - Technical Specialist NV5 Employee Review

1.0
Nov 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to start a career. Most of the people are great.

Cons

THE PAY IS HORRIBLE. There are annual raises, but could be only 1%. Upper management does not care about you as a person, just as a worker. They reward good work with more work, not raises. They keep you hooked in with many levels of promotions, though none come with a significant pay raise. There is an extreme sense of hierarchy. It keeps you in wanting more, but also creates a competitive environment. It also seems as soon as someone above you decides they don't like you, you are stuck and can't get ahead. I would recommend staying here no more that 3 years.

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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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