Great place to start career but not long term - Scientist Onterris Employee Review

3.0
Jan 7, 2025
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Pros

Pros: flexible work schedule and any trainings/ certifications you are interested in that will benefit you professionally will most likely be paid for. Great place to start out and learn but not a good place to stay long term.

Cons

Cons: Some managers do a very poor job at managing people. Montrose should offer management training. Utilization and how much money you bring in is unfortunately all that matters. You get penalized if you don’t meet your 85% utilization goal meaning doing admin or business development work will hurt your chance of getting a “bonus”. I’ve worked here two years and anyone in my office still has yet to receive a bonus.

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Onterris Response
1y
Thank you for recognizing the professional development offerings that we have – this is a key part of how we look to develop and enable our employees to succeed into bigger roles. This year, we are continuing to invest in our Montrose Leadership Excellence (MLE) Program where frontline and senior leaders are nominated to participate in a six-month leadership development program. The program includes in-person and virtual executing coaching, insightful presentations from Executive and Senior leaders at Montrose, as well as the opportunity to learn from other talented leaders from across the organization. Kevin, SVP HR

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Company is highly adaptable. Maintains agility even though the company large. Upper management supports and encourages employee involvement.

Cons

Being a publicly traded company hinders some type of growth due to burdensome overhead.

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Onterris Response
1w
Thank you for the feedback and market advice. Kevin SVP Human Resources
1.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Prior to our company's acquisition with MEG/Onterris, the company had a strong culture, supportive leadership, and employees who genuinely cared about one another and the success of the business.

Cons

If your company has been acquired, pay close attention to employee reviews and take them seriously. I did, and many of the concerns raised turned out to be accurate. Employees were repeatedly assured that the acquisition would create new opportunities and that jobs were secure. In my experience, that was not the reality. Long-tenured employees were gradually pushed out while similar positions were later reposted with modified titles or responsibilities. The former ownership ultimately lost control of decisions despite assurances that little would change. Employees with years of institutional knowledge spent years implementing new procedures, documenting procedures, learning the new system, and navigating disorganized Workday implementations with minimal support. Much of the guidance consisted of being directed to read instructions on the intranet. If you are in a finance position they will let you go! They will tell you they want it all centralized in Arkansas but that's not true, there are plenty of people working remote but you will be pushed out no matter how long you've been with your company. This not only affected me but our entire team was wiped out. They didn't give us a heads up in advance to look for anything for 2 years we were told everyone was safe and I believed them. Keep an eye out for the constant restructuring of upper management as well.

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Onterris Response
1w
Thank you for a decade of contribution, and for sharing this so candidly. Change of this scale asks a lot of trust from employees, and we recognize that. We take feedback like yours seriously as we work to communicate more clearly through transitions and support the people navigating them. We'd genuinely value hearing more directly please contact our HR team at HRCorp@onterris.com so we can listen fully. Kevin Gill, SVP, HR
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