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Short Elliott Hendrickson

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Good place to work - Graduate Landscape Architect Short Elliott Hendrickson Employee Review

4.0
Jul 13, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Work from anywhere and flex time

Cons

They brag about benefits but the health insurance for family plan is outrageously expensive. Starting vacation time is 14 days and 1+ day every 5 years. Said time of its earned per party period so starting out you get less that half a day every two weeks.

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Short Elliott Hendrickson Response
3y
Thank you for sharing. We need flexibility for employees to do their best work, and I am glad it works for you. Health coverage is a highly desirable benefit; we know it is crucial for retention and recruitment. I would like to hear more or ask you to connect with our benefits team for a shared understanding. We have a team that continually evaluates our entire benefits package and makes changes based on employee feedback to provide the best options; and significant changes were made for the new calendar year. Personal leave (vacation) for employees with up to five years of experience is 15 days. For experienced employees with applicable experience at other firms but new to SEH, starting personal leave can be up to 24 days depending on their experience. We have also recently adopted a Flexible Holiday policy, where employees can take the 7 authorized holidays (in addition to the PTO) on any days that work for them.

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5.0
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Cons

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Short Elliott Hendrickson Response
2mo
We appreciate you sharing your feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed your time at SEH and wish you the best moving forward.
1.0
Jan 1, 2026
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Pros

Work life balance Work from anywhere policy

Cons

All senior level engineers are absolutely checked out and just coasting until retirement. It's clear everyone has advanced through years with the company and not on merit. The company is incredibly slow to adapt. My first day I showed up to the office, a cubicle farm and was given outdated tech. They still supply wired keyboard and mouse and wired headsets. It was a warning sign of things to come. Saying the office environment is drab is too kind. They still employ full wall cubicles and closed door offices with no windows. Any company even remotely in tune with today's office culture left these behind 10-20 years ago. The work is slow and unrewarding at best. They work on bloated government contacts. I was routinely given 2-4 hours of work and told we have 40-80 hours budgeted so make sure you use it all

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Short Elliott Hendrickson Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective. I’m sorry to hear your experience didn’t meet your expectations, and I appreciate you taking the time to offer candid feedback. We take input like this seriously – especially around career growth, office experience, workload planning, and healthcare costs. We’re investing in updated tools and systems, working to strengthen how work is planned and supported, and reviewing our total rewards offerings while continuing to improve the day-to-day experience for our employee-owners. We’re also evaluating ways to modernize our on-site environment, including the ongoing remodel of our St. Paul office. Feedback like yours helps us stay focused on where we need to keep improving. Thank you for your contributions while you were here, I wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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