Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,763 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 7,763 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
3.0
Jul 9, 2021

Gone totally woke

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Above-market salary - Flexible schedule - Cutting-edge tools - Well respected by Wall Street

Cons

Focus on culture change in last few years has led to an aggressively secular progressive cultural environment. Intense focus on dividing people into respective demographic employee network groups or training you to be an "ally". Communications both internal and external increasingly focused on cultural events and causes championed by the left. If you have even slightly conservative or traditional values, just beware. "Future of work" remote environment creates additional challenges in team productivity and do not account for individual situations. Growth through acquisitions can create opportunities, but also an environment of constant change.

5.0
Nov 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits that Jacobs offers to their employees is hard to beat. Also, their concern for the employee's safety is unmatched. I have always felt welcome at Jacobs and that is rare for a company as big as Jacobs.

Cons

Generally the work is contract based so it is not necessarily steady, that being said they make it very easy to transfer to another Jacobs location very easily.

2.0
May 28, 2019

Wouldn't Recommend

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

all kinds of cool projects around the world. they strive to make a positive difference.

Cons

too large. company is inconsiderate to the employees, will let anyone go without blinking even if they dedicated decades of their career to them. culture isn't great anymore. they're #s focused in every way. each employee is just a number.

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