Jacobs reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,785 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 7,785 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
Oct 10, 2024

Layoffs

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, with lots of interesting people to work with

Cons

When the new CEO took over, they laid off a lot of people, despite all the meaningless talk about caring for employees. What they really care about is money

4.0
Oct 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very smart group in the Columbus, OH office. Lots of company resources Hybrid Unlimited PTO

Cons

Upper engineers/management swamped with work, hard to get one on one mentorship, personal growth opportunities Difficult to grow on an individual level, low expectations = low output

4.0
Oct 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Meaningful projects that have positive impact

Cons

Fully time employee hours are 40 hours with the client. Admin is expected to be done in own time

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