Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,770 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 7,770 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
Sep 29, 2014

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits when working overseas. Management was in the U.S. which meant not a lot of micromanaging. Set my own work schedule.

Cons

Work was on a government contract. During the last re-bid for the contract, salaries went down.

3.0
Sep 8, 2014

Just about ok

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work hours. decent benefits. provides transportation.

Cons

limited growth, Average pay, lax administration, office politics

4.0
Sep 4, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good projects, good environment and exposure to process engineering

Cons

tight schedules, noisy and demanding client.

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