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      4.0

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (7,764 total reviews)
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      Bob Pragada

      90% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,764 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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      Reviews by job title

      8K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 20, 2008

      People are a disposable asset.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is good for a sweatshop. When hiring, they will give you great promises of the projects that they have for you to work on and the size of the company. They are good at work sharing between offices as long as you do not include a Carter Burgess office.

      Cons

      85% chargeability or be gone. Leave & holiday days + training + staff meetings = 300+ hours/year = 15% overhead. So you must always be working on billable projects or you are gone. No support for marketing . Has no interest in smaller projects, only want multi-million dollar federal and industrial projects. Always looking to classify required work as extra work for a change order to increase fees.

      2.0
      Jan 16, 2024

      Tons of layoffs, poor planning and lazy staff

      Administrative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the work was good and some of the staff were nice. Bob Pragada is a quality man who truly cares about the company.

      Cons

      fake staff and execs who cause a toxic workplace, constant layoffs, HR is a total joke. Hybrid workplace is also a joke. Do not report anything because it will simply get YOU in trouble rather than the person who was committing the problem - especially sexual harassment. Even if you are spectacular you'll get a 3% or less increase with no bonus. Certain people are "protected" and regardless if they do nothing they will be promoted and praised.

      3.0
      Nov 8, 2023

      Good Pay, Cool Projects, Super Corporate

      Bridge engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay and benefits are really good. Since it is a huge company, there is a lot of opportunity to work on big and unique projects.

      Cons

      Super corporate. One meeting, a group of executives talked in acronyms for an hour. It was confusing but comical. There are too many layers of upper management. They restructure every few months. I’m convinced upper management does it to make it seem like they’re actually working. Also, office culture is HIGHLY dependent on the office location you work out of.

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