Uniquely Structured - Environmental Scientist Tetra Tech Employee Review

3.0
Jul 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are amazing and you have freedom to pick and choose the type of work you want to do.

Cons

Tetra Tech is an umbrella name, much like Johnson and Johnson. There are many different divisions within Tt and even more operating units associated with each division. The company is globally traded, and if you aren't familiar with what that means for you as an employee, do some research and ask questions. The "flat structure" may leave younger staff feeling like they aren't growing in their career (because there isn't a standard ladder structure so growth isn't always visible) and the "entrepreneurial spirit" is interpreted by this author as you must find time to train yourself because the company does not provide on-the-clock training.

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5.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good culture, reasonable expectations for position duties

Cons

Difficult to receive any out of cycle raises/promotions

3.0
Apr 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hired as a "fire-hire," the position is disaster based and 100% travel so you get to travel domestically paid for by the company. When working, pay is good, you can make a lot very quickly with overtime. Being part-time, I can take time-off whenever I want for as long as I want.

Cons

For my position, no natural disasters = no work. Living out of a hotel for months SUCKs and burn-out is real as you could be working 7 days a week, 12 hours a day for months on end. There's no added compensation for taking on an on-site lead position even though the workload triples. As a part-time employee, you have to pay more for benefits when working versus not working. There's a huge disconnect between part-time employees in the field and the full-time employees that do office work and upper management. Part-time workers are not prioritized unless they're willing to do whatever is thrown at them without complaints. The employee turn-over rate in the field is crazy.

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