Jacobs reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,778 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 7,778 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
Apr 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule. Friendly coleague (some)

Cons

People stab each other in the back to advance. Manager did the same to you.

3.0
Nov 24, 2010

Beware of Houston ...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, decent benefits, important and interesting work on big projects

Cons

Cut throat, hire 'em and fire 'em mentality towards staff Safety managers who get carried away - let power go to their heads - and threaten staff over trivial or minor paperwork issues Very political - offices try to steal work form other offices - Houston office sends their favorites to displace others who are often more competent. good old boys attitudes

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