Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,771 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 7,771 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
Nov 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Decent hourly pay rate Adequate benefits package 401(k) match and stock options That's pretty much it. They compensate well for the work we do. Don't expect more.

Cons

Weak management practices lead to incompetent people getting ahead, while truly proficient, dedicated workers get dismissed. Often times, there is no supervision and the "right" people take advantage of this by acting-out antics and unethical behavior.

4.0
Nov 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Jacobs tries to live up to the credo "People are our greatest asset", they don't always hit the mark. Benefits are good, starting salaries are in line with local markets. OT is paid to engineers (straight time as mandated by the federal gov't.).

Cons

Tied to Government contracts, so raises are poor and job security is very tentative.

3.0
Nov 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Investment in training, generally competent middle management, open to moves within the company, friendly people, flexible working hours, good benefits and holidays, starting salary above average, career prospects can be excellent if picked by senior management

Cons

Can be incredibly boring and tedious, workload comes in cycles of either too much or too little, poor communiation from higher management particularly about business prospects, ridiculous corporate activities, some obviously incompetent people, poor feedback about work results

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