M.C. Dean, Inc. reviews

1. Tend to win decent contracts but they are so poorly managed. It’s frustrating when you’re trying to get projects done, but team members will not complete work and management does nothing about it because they play favorites. 2. Very little to no diversity in leadership. If you are a minority or woman in this company you will move up very slowly or not at all. You may also be pushed more towards administrative, business, managerial type work even if you have an engineering degree. 3. “Good ole boys club” mentality is so bad. CEO and upper level management regard this as okay so it trickles down throughout the company. 4. Toxic environment where some people are extremely unprofessional and say very inappropriate things in the office environment. It will make you feel very uncomfortable but you’ll feel pressured not to report it because either nothing will be done or there would be retaliation against you. 5. Little to no training opportunities. When you get to the company you will sit there for months with nothing to do. There is no formal training or even informal training. You have to teach yourself everything and once you do, they overload you with work. 6. There has been many times where I’ve watched them hire young people for specific roles and then they completely disregard it. They will place them in roles they were not hired for and where they have no experience/interest. Most times when the employee asks to switch to the role they were hired for they say no and the young people end up quitting. Essentially they treat young engineers like numbers and continuously replace them. I could keep going but that’s the top 6 worst that need to change.

Where do I start? 1. Benefits are subpar, particularly the 401k matching. 2. Though annual raises can be substantial, pay is still lower than the competitors. 3. The proposal team often works directly with CEO Bill Dean. A simple Google search reveals a lot about his character, values and uncontrollable ego. He openly yells and disrespects his employees. It seems like he only sees them as the little people who bankroll his yacht, personal driver, private jet, Miami mansion, Georgetown mansion, questionable social life, etc. 4. It's not a great place for new grads to start their career. The ratio of inexperienced new grads to senior proposal managers is unacceptable. Senior proposal managers are stretched thin and expected to support hordes of new grads in addition to their proposal duties. Insufficient training equals miscommunication, sloppy proposals, uneven workloads, etc. Supervisors seem to be too insecure or prideful to accept feedback, unfortunately. 5. Long hours, late night calls/emails, and weekend work are expected. It's especially frustrating because if the proposal process was better organized, a lot of those extra hours could be avoided. It's also like pulling teeth to get fellow employees to prioritize and respond to the proposal team's requests for information. 6. M.C. Dean management is predominantly straight white males who love "locker room talk." It's 2020 and nobody has time for any this.