Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,773 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 7,773 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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1.0
Jun 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Only one they pay weekly

Cons

Very prejudice against black people especially if you are in a union. They are the lowest of the low. I experienced this being a chairperson for UAW over one of jacobs minority subcontractors which consisted of mostly all blacks,which sadly had black people discriminating against each other which is worse than a white person being racist. All of this took place on the michoud assembly facility in new orleans,la.They were firing people because they were union supporters and wanted a better quality of life for themselves. As a chairperson i helped the workers aquire this by settting up a contract with the company that helped the workers tremendously.Of course black workers. After this all hell broke loose and they were after me for two years.They fired me two years straight on bull with the help of three uncle toms in their minority subcontractor.However we went to arbitration and i filed charges on them with the labor board and they settled out of court in june of 2014. An eight page settlement agreement admitting their guilt and exonerating my termination status. They even asked the judge for permission to keep it cofidential and he told them no.So from my experiences if you are black,outspoken, honest, educated, and like helping others that may not be as fortunate in the education department do nor work for jacobs technology from tennessee. You just might find yourself being targeted for termination.

2.0
May 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hardworking, intelligent team. Enjoyed the work.

Cons

Upper management did not manage the budget appropriately, which caused lay offs. Focus for upper management is to make themselves look good instead of enabling or supporting their staff causing short-term gains.

2.0
May 13, 2015

Ok job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, perks, and very quiet place to work. Very minimal communitive activities or acknowledgement of special occasions or holidays.

Cons

People are often uptight and very critical. You need to know somebody to advance or excel in this organization. Barely shows appreciation on accomplishments will make sure you and everyone in the company knows about your mistakes and categorize individuals.

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