Utterly Toxic Environmental Management - Anonymous employee Pape-Dawson Employee Review

1.0
Jul 27, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Staff and managers from a variety of disciplines are genuinely great to work with and the overall office culture is positive. PD is a regional powerhouse in San Antonio (and growing), so many great projects are there for you to gain experience.

Cons

The environmental team is functionally led by one person who is by far the most toxic and manipulative individual I have interacted with in my professional career. She will provide you no guidance or training, set up meetings specifically to ridicule other employees or discuss her personal life, override your reports to create a more favorable outcome for engineers, and systematically undercut your ability to grow in the environmental industry. She self-describes as "untouchable" and went so far as to suggest any interaction with HR would lead to termination. She also has a background of illegally clearing projects (just Google her name) and you will see this happen on projects you work on.

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Pape-Dawson Response
2y
Thank you for providing feedback on your experience. We are relentlessly focused on being the employer of choice in the industry. Based on your feedback, it seems we fell short of this goal in some areas for you. Pape-Dawson’s mission has always been to be the most respected engineering firm in our geographic and technical areas of practice, and we recognize our employees are the foundation of that mission. 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. 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.

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