Beware of acquisitions - Senior Project Manager WSP Employee Review

1.0
May 31, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large firm that seems to win a fair amount of work. Personnel are expected to be self sufficient.

Cons

Lack of mentoring and help from senior staff. Once a firm has been aquired there seems to be a takeover of policies of the new firm over existing policies, which causes confusion and angst among staff. Other key issue is usually 1-2years after the acquisition staff will be laid off or terminated.

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WSP Response
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Thanks for your feedback. Acquisitions and the subsequent integrations are done on a case by case basis, based on both WSP and acquired company culture. From a global perspective, we typically apply WSP policies to the acquired company, while of course leveraging any policies or processes that may improve the ones already in place at WSP.

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