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Turner Construction

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Harsh work environment - Construction Engineer Turner Construction Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2020
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Pros

When you decide to leave Turner or not even work at Turner

Cons

Behind closed doors, Turner Construction in DC/MD/VA has an Antiquated Harsh work philosophy and a outdated day to day process. A culture of “I've worked here for 10 - 15+ years so I know more than you do”. “We’ve always done it this way, so that's how it's done”. They mislead clients and sub contractors with unrealistic low budgets. It's really sad to see this once great company going down a similar path as Enron and they refuse to look in the mirror. The VA office hasn't won a project in 1.5 years! And the leadership has no clue on how to win work. Sub contractors dislike working for Turner in DC/MD/VA. There's so much harsh stuff going on at Turner.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Opportunity for advancement is second to none. Support systems and resources are there, hard workers can and will move up in the company quickly. Compensation is what I would describe as competitive/average, you won't get rich but you won't struggle either. Generous PTO offerings and all the bank holidays are paid days off, at least for salaried staff.

Cons

Corporate feel, corporate policies, corporate everything. You need to have a strong stomach for cringe inducing, insufferable corporate nonsense that will be injected in your day to day by executives that have a poor understanding of how to effectively manage trade partners, job site relations, and clients alike. Also, you will work like a dog, work life balance is non existent. The needs of the project or demands of the owner are expected to come first, reinforced by a culture of 'workaholism' that permeates all facets of the company. Typically at least 10 hour days 5 days a week for operations staff, large projects can get far worse than that, like inhumane expectations for work hours and production.

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