If you value your time and sanity, don't work here. - Environmental Scientist Pape-Dawson Employee Review

1.0
Dec 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They pay OT (you are going to be working a lot of it!). My regional office was actually pretty great.

Cons

Awful, toxic culture. There is a reason they are always hiring (it is because they have a revolving wheelhouse of employees). This in turn leads to all sorts of inefficiencies resulting in incomplete and inconsistent deliverables, insane hours of OT (I have worked close to 90 hours a week on several occasions), and quite frankly unhappy staff (within our specific team). I think I am pretty flexible, but I would never in my life recommend anyone work here.

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Pape-Dawson Response
3y
Thank you for providing feedback on your experience. We are relentlessly focused on being the employer of choice in the industry. From your feedback, it seems we fell short of this goal in some areas for you. Pape-Dawson Engineers is a privately-owned firm based in Texas, and we are proud of our traditions, our culture, and the legacy of respect we have built across the state over our 57-year history. Key tenets of our company Mission Statement include an emphasis on character and moral integrity, as well as nurturing trusting relationships. These can only be accomplished through open communication and interaction between our leadership team and our employees. We highly value and respect our employees, and strive to provide a positive and professional work environment at all times. We welcome employee feedback, and encourage employees to speak with their managers, senior leaders, and Human Resources if there are ever issues or concerns they are experiencing throughout their day to day work. This in turn allows us the opportunity to be aware of, and address as appropriate, situations that may create a less than favorable experience for our employees during their employment. We make continuous efforts to ensure Pape-Dawson is a great place to work, and feedback from employees helps us accomplish that goal. Thank you for your time.

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Cons

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Pape-Dawson Response
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Feedback from employees is important for our growth as a company, and we appreciate you taking the time to leave a review.
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