Jacobs reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,775 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,775 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
2.0
Nov 22, 2017

Good but not Great (Yet)

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Strong executive team -Great people -Great projects -Truly believes in safety first -Competitive salaries -Good performance-based reward system if you're high enough up in the hierarchy -Lots of opportunity

Cons

-Bureaucracy stands in the way of efficiency -Middle management doesn't spend enough time running the business, leaving those without the authority to do so waiting for slow-to-respond leaders to get back to them -Responsibility and accountability without the necessary authority

5.0
Nov 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very busy office environment, tons of work to be done and some really good people to work with. Benefits were greatly improved this year!

Cons

Jacobs is a large company so if you don’t know who does what it can be hard to get something done. On the other hand, the people are amazing and make this a great place to work!

1.0
Nov 9, 2017

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some management are great. Unfortunately they aren't the ones that make the over all decisions.

Cons

Company is very top heavy. There are not enough resources to complete work in a timely manner. Horrible communication about changes. Annual increases (if given at all) barely cover the increases in benefits each year.

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