McCarthy Building reviews

4.3

80% would recommend to a friend

(740 total reviews)
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Ray Sedey

96% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

McCarthy Building has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 740 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The McCarthy Building employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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740 reviews
3.0
May 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Upper management such as project managers are great I couldn't ask for better people! They are not afraid to let slackers go and they are always willing to help. Other than my negative comments they have condos you can use after being there 5 years.

Cons

If you're signing on to work in the field be prepared to work daylight to dusk plus early concrete pours 6 days a week on salary. 10 hour days if your lucky normally around 12 long days around 15-17hrs. They get you in with what sounds to be a nice salary then hit you with 65hr work weeks on average. That means if you're making 100k which most 85% aren't you should be marking +\- $48hr but take the average work week of 65 hrs and you're making around $30. That's about 61k a year at 40hrs. So if you're getting an offer for 50-60k you might as well be a laborer they at least get over time! With that said if you have a family this place will be difficult on your family, you won't get to see much of your kids if you do its when they are sleeping when you leave or sleeping when you get home. If you plan on going to their games good luck. If you're young and enjoy going out this is going to be difficult on you if you do get a Saturday off your going to be so tired you won't want to go out. Not to mention so behind on household chores like laundry and cleaning and grocery shopping you won't have time. McCarthy runs off of youth because they can hire them cheap and work them to the bone because they have no experience. Everyone in the offices looks beat down and the coffee pots go all day long. When you walk into an office and see boxes stacked of coffee and cups and creamers you know you're in for a treat!

4.0
May 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I was always very busy and was given challenging work that allowed me to really think Everyone seems to look out for you if you do a good job and don't act like a big shot Great compensation and always looking for new ways to innovate in the company's operations

Cons

Seemed like a bit of a divide in the culture of the older folks and myself as an intern

4.0
Apr 9, 2014

McCarthy Review

Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are so competitive that I haven't heard anything else like it in the construction industry. Stability, great salary, training is top 20 in the nation with all industries. They also offer health incentives. Overall great place to work

Cons

Work/life balance is a difficult challenge. But I believe that is with any industry.

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