Worst Company I have Worked For - Anonymous employee Stantec Employee Review

2.0
Oct 1, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The office buildings have large windows which create sunny working spaces. The floors are spacious with good ergonomic working stations.

Cons

Poor leadership. Management calls themselves "leadership" which is a title they do not deserve because they lack the skills necessary to lead a team of professionals. A small group of "old boys" call the shots and inflict their backward way of doing things on the rest of the company. They stifle innovative thinking and do not contribute anything of value to a project. They are in fact a drain on a project's budget. The company is too bureaucratic and their management structure and quality process is prohibitively expensive. When profits go down the rank and file are asked to work harder and improve their charge-ability while management spends hard earned dollars at three day get aways to develop the next business plan. The recommendations of those businesses plans is to fire staff in order to reduce costs. Hardly a formula for continued success and growth.

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Cons

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Cons

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