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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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      8K reviews
      3.0
      Jul 28, 2011

      A very unorganized place to work.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is decent, above average for enrty-level positions. The Jacobs name is know world wide. This is a great place to learn when just starting out.

      Cons

      No regard for employment morale. Organization is a huge challenge. Matrix style of management does not work well with small production staff.

      2.0
      Jul 27, 2011

      There's favoritism in the company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay compared to other engineering firms, 4 1/2 days of workweek- four 9-hr days and 1/2 day on Fridays. A little flexibility on work hours.

      Cons

      Management is not aware of other employees' activities while working, surfing the web, always on IM chat, favoritism common in all departments

      1.0
      Jul 13, 2011

      How can you be realistically 100% chargeable at all times.

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Had some very large and interesting jobs. Alot of very hard mid-level staff.

      Cons

      Cheap - when I worked for them in the mid 90's - we had a computer room! You had to sign up to use a computer! How ridiculous is that? For scientific work. Very old furniture from the 1970's. Too cheap to upgrade. Staff had to share very small offices - 2 or 3 people each. IF you were not 100% chargeable you went home without pay! Management kept too much to themselves and allowed very poor project management to go rampant. Too many layers of management. Program Managers basically did nothing. One of them watched TV in his office all day!

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