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      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

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      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
      4.0
      Nov 9, 2017

      Use only for a stepping stone... not stable employment

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic benefits, both medical, flexible paid time off etc...

      Cons

      They pull the rug out from under you whenever their client decides they don't need you anymore, for no reason. Even after receiving multiple compliments and awards for your work. No stability

      3.0
      Sep 30, 2017

      Top Heavy Organization where You Can Gain Experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Good Salary -Depending on project and position, could be a 40 - 45 hr/wk job -Large company meant access to larger, more complex projects where you could gain experience

      Cons

      -Project Managers often over promised to the client; offered to make changes without admitting these will increase cost and/or delay project. This led to mandatory 55+ hour weeks, burned out employees, and an unhappy client when the deadline was inevitably missed. -Predominantly unhappy employees who may have enjoyed their field, but they hated their jobs. Obviously this made for an unpleasant work environment. -Projects often overstaffed which led to many employees only working on a very small subset of the project which limited potential experience. -Very little opportunity for training

      4.0
      Sep 24, 2017

      control systems engineering

      Control systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      working conditions, people in all disciplines were competent and cooperative, safety in and out office was always emphasized. some flexibility in hours worked was a plus.

      Cons

      Traffic in office area was difficult. lots of work share with overseas offices required to reduce cost per hour to clients means less US workforce. Layoffs cycle common in this line of work.

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