Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,761 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,761 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jacobs 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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8K reviews
1.0
Aug 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Large cooperation with a very broad range of service offerings. More stable as a result than smaller firms

Cons

New Leadership (last two years) has really taken the organization down a poor path that is even worse with the acquisition of CH2M. It has become a bloated bureaucracy without a strong understanding of the business and markets. Fort Worth in particular is essentially a stepchild ot Dallas with very rare (less than annual) visits by senior management from Dallas).

1.0
Jul 1, 2018

Run far away from this company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours qnd relaxed dress code.

Cons

Management separates itself from all lower employees. Closed door policy. Treats employees like a number.

2.0
May 18, 2018

Anonymous

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Worked with a few good folks. My boss was easy going.

Cons

It's a pretty cold corporate work environment. The company professes a caring work place, but the reality is far from it. They force employees to take PTO during Christmas if you aren't 100 percent billable (one of the most expensive times of the year for families), the company makes you call in to see if the office is open during natural disasters, and if the office is closed you have take PTO or unpaid time. All my friends who are working professionals did not have to do that with their employers during natural disasters.

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