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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(375 total reviews)
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John W. Henderson

91% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

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3.0
Sep 8, 2021

After 10 years in the firm

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Pros

Company has stock that can be invested once a year. Work / life balance is pretty good

Cons

Too political - the firm is becoming too corporate. Some of the older project managers need more training and do not understand how to run a project successfully - especially when it comes to understanding the limitations of how employee abilities and new software impacts their project. They simply expect younger employees to do the work even if they are not good with the software. Benefits and pay can be better.

3.0
Sep 3, 2021
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Pros

I have few negative words to share about HDR as a company. I felt top management tried hard to be open and communicative about finances, the company's future/outlook, etc. I honestly recommend HDR as a company to anyone I know who is seeking a corporate career. But, as most people in corporate roles know, it's who your direct boss is that makes the world of a difference (see my cons).

Cons

General: - "Competitive" pay, yet it doesn't match the median salary in one of the highest cost of living metro areas - Enormous, international firm (you are a tiny cog in one very large machine) - A lot of financial waste, in my opinion (extraordinary sums spent on "bagel Mondays," catered lunches, and other ludicrous perks but no willingness to increase your salary if you ask) WA state specific: I strongly caution anyone interested in joining HDR's branches in WA state, and specifically Bellevue. Management and departments are like cliques, and anyone new or who suggests a new way of doing things is excluded. I worked in the marketing department (there are many sub-departments, though, but I won't reveal which one) and was regularly excluded from lunch dates and coffee hangouts among the team members who'd been working 5+ years together. I'm certain they didn't do it on purpose, and that's part of the problem since they were so vapid as to realize how unwelcoming and cliquish they were.

5.0
Sep 1, 2021

Great firm

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Pros

Good pay and great opportunities

Cons

Easy to got lost in big firm

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