MGAC reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

Mark Anderson

74% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

MGAC has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MGAC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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66 reviews
5.0
Nov 22, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

MGAC was one of my first "real" jobs. The people I worked with were incredibly smart and passionate about what they did and served as good mentors. I started out not knowing a thing about project management to discovering it was something that truly interested me. Company perks are awesome; great social gatherings such as happy hours, luncheons, holiday parties and yearly company conferences...there's always free food somewhere! My co-workers were people I actually enjoyed seeing and talking to everyday. In the last year I worked here, the company was working really hard to gain more recognition in the industries and totally transforming itself.

Cons

A lot of changes started happening overnight and veteran workers didn't seem too happy about them. Since it is a rather small office, people can get rather cliquey and news travels quick, whether it be good or bad. I felt like it was difficult to advance even if you proved yourself and communicated with supervisors about wanting a change. I wanted to give more to the company and my team but felt like I was being held back. HR was a complete mess in my opinion. I felt they were too busy recruiting so many people who would only last a couple months and didn't focus enough on their current employees.

2.0
Nov 6, 2016

Going down the tubes and it's a shame

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Best benefits in town. Best events. My coworkers are extremely smart and hard working. Good technology- improving. Mentors can help you in your career.

Cons

We in the field can stay out of sight, but hear a lot going on and see bad change coming, but never get the full picture. Always more to the story. CFO leaving this month and more to follow. Seems to be about profit and not people. Leadership has bad reputation and now being talked about in industry which will hurt the company long term. Travel is more than they tell you. Raises are for favorites. I was told when I started by an employee who was eventually walked out to stay out of the leadership's way, and not to get on the owner's bad side. No one wants to give feedback unless anonymous- we avoid all surveys. Old employees are good mentors to tell you who and what to avoid. If you are looking for a thanks for hard work- not the company for you.

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MGAC Response
9y
HR Response: We appreciate the directness of your feedback and this is in alignment with one of our core Fundamentals. MGAC has grown every year of its existence, including the retention of all employees during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis because we put our employees first. We achieved this by providing opportunity for them with the ability to chart the course of their own careers. With this type of career ownership and opportunity comes responsibility, and MGAC continues to cultivate a culture of greater responsibility and accountability. Our CFO was an eleven year veteran of the firm, and he started with us early in his professional career. At this point, he has chosen to pursue new geography and a new professional opportunity as part of his growth. MGAC continues to be fully supportive of this choice and him, which reflects the culture of MGAC, where he stayed eleven years. Another one of our fundamentals is direct communication and with this, we will not hide behind email. Feedback on Glassdoor, is essential and as project, program, and cost managers, we are results and accountability driven. This is seen in the accountability we bring to our clients, and each other, and this is not always a comfortable process. Our 4% voluntary turnover is indicative of the level of employee loyalty and the degree to which our professionals are enlivened by the challenge and invested in each other. Again, thank you for the feedback. Please come and talk anytime.
2.0
Aug 26, 2016

Project Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay and benefits. Will let you manage your own project with minimal interference

Cons

That same hands off approach works against you when you're in need of executive level support. Express too many concerns and you get removed from the presidents A list of employees and booted down the the D list. You can go from being a star employee to being walked out the door based on unsubstantiated rumors. Look out for yourself and no one else.

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MGAC Response
9y
While no employer likes a negative review, MGAC appreciates the constructive feedback and will digest this as input as we continue to grow. Considering the qualities we seek in employees and the traits of our tenured staff, speaking up has never been an unfavorable characteristic in an employee for us. It is unfortunate that our culture and leadership is seen in this light from your perspective and experience with us. We recognize that there are two sides to every story. We hope that you have found a new position that fits you better both personally and professionally and we wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
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