Easy-going friendly culture, effective management and pay are lacking - Civil Designer (EIT) Otak Employee Review

* Mentorship and clear direction is seriously lacking * They are green-washed; they compost and print double-sided, but they do not make sustainable design practices a priority at all - they are a slave to the client and the status quo. The company doesn't stand for anything aside from making money - which isn't a value, it's just what makes it a business. Sustainability, stewardship, community quality of life and social justice are an afterthought that they might try to throw in at the end if there is extra money and the client doesn't mind. * Managers do not appear to know what they want and therefore are very poor at communicating these needs to the employees they "manage" * Salaries are seriously below the industry average and don't seem to be going up any time soon * They say they are a "family" company but they will work people until they burn out if you don't set really clear boundaries. * The engineering side is very white-middle-aged-male heavy. No woman in upper management positions. Very few minorities as well. If you don't think like them, you may feel like you are the problem, not the lacking mentorship and management skills of the project managers. It's subtle and mild-mannered but very demoralizing. You can ask for help or to establish a different interpersonal/management dynamic, but ultimately they will probably expect you to conform to their style or figure it out on your own.