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Granite Construction

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Granite Construction reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(490 total reviews)
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Kyle T. Larkin

92% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Granite Construction has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Granite Construction employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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490 reviews
1.0
Sep 30, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

At one time this was a very good company to work for; the benefits were good and the training received by employees was worth its weight in gold. Branch offices had a family atmosphere and everyone worked together to get the job done. Communications were good and you knew what was expected of you.

Cons

This is no longer a good company to work for. The cuts that this company have made in order to stay competitive in the industry have hitten the employees in the field right in the pocket; while certain areas, management, have continued business as usual. Money wasted on new computer system that required more research prior to implementing in the field has caused a lot of extra work and stress on a workforce already stressed beyond its limits. There is no longer a family like atmosphere; they have divided the company into a departmental nightmare. No one takes the lead in decision making; and everyone in the field suffers the consequences. Communications is almost nonexistent; too much information about things that don't matter, and not enough about what you need to know in order to get your job done. This company has lost a lot of good employees and will continue to do so unless there is a swift change in the management team and the way they treat the employees. People will only take so much for so long. Yes there is life after Granite!!

2.0
Jul 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I never had a check bounce which is nice they had a good HMO plan when i worked there that cost a lot before taxes but covered everything that i needed for the family. I was given a company truck to use for all work related projects. I enjoyed my boss from my former company but had a hard time with true granite made managers

Cons

You have to work a lot of non traditional hours with no overtime or compensation for the work. They tell you that it all works out in the end but it does not . Truck was not to be used for non work project even though i had to park it in front of my house with their billboard on the side i could not haul leaves to the dump or pick up an large items at the store had to borrow a friends truck for that. When they laid me off i was the most knowledgeable person in my position and was replaced by the engineer i had been training. Layoffs were not based on work ethics or project completed they never let us know why they let us go even if it had been unlucky lotto i was never notified a total bummer.

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