Pros
Well-known company across the industry. Some very talented people. Interesting projects. Able to collaborate with other offices.
Cons
1. Very dated, very antique technology-I mean using templates created in 2005 antique. Also, the entire timecard system is disgusting to navigate. 2. Non-existing office culture. The office is so dead. Usually nobody is there except the junior staff, difficult to grow and network. 3. Strong emphasis on billable hours, disregarding employee's personal life. I have gotten phone calls at 10:00 PM telling me to fix something ASAP when the project is not due in another week. Very high pressure to be 100% billable. 4. High turnover rate for junior staff. Plenty of junior staff leave within the first 2 years. You really have to disregard all your personal life if you want to climb that corporate ladder. 5. Top heavy management. Useless HR. 6. Long and potentially dangerous fieldwork. Ironically Geosyntec emphasis so much on safety but at least I do not see they actively practice it in real life. This might depend on office locations but I've done fieldwork (nightshift) for 2 weeks straight in another state without any break. Sometimes they only budget for 1 person for 1 day when the scope definitely requires 2 people or more. Upper management ate the budget, then the junior staff has to struggle.
