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
Jul 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

ESOP, annual bonus (not guaranteed). I really can't think of any other pros that will get me to the 20-word minimum so here's this sentence.

Cons

The whole company has a very cult-like mentality of "we work harder not smarter and if you don't agree then you aren't good enough to work here" and you either subscribe to it and lie to yourself that you are "lucky to be part of such an amazing company" or you don't, and proceed to hate life until you leave. Salaries are mostly below average and unfair (mine was 1/3 that of another engineer in my dept - no exaggeration). Bonuses are not guaranteed, yet they are considered part of your salary when baselining you against the market. You can ask for a raise, but on the slim chance you get one it will be miniscule and will also be held against you for the rest of your tenure. Basically all the benefits are sub-par but if you ask a "true blood" (esp. the old timers) you will hear them describe it as Nirvana which, in retrospect, is one of many red flags I should have seen. Very little room for movement internally since the cult members seldom leave.

1.0
Jul 22, 2015

Horrific

Recommend
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Pros

If you like being a silent no say so partner I guess the ESOP would be a good thing.

Cons

Just read all the prior posts with 3 star our less. 20 words wouldn't even start to explain it.

3.0
Mar 15, 2013

Was good back in the day

Recommend
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Pros

Pre 2010 the company was fantastic, I never thought I would leave. We socialized, had a softball team and truly enjoyed working and hanging out. We were a team no matter how bad a job was going.

Cons

Post 2010 something got in the water...inexperienced new guys get promoted over trained employees. No one hangs out, jobs so spread out = no softball. Mgmt would work you to death to save a buck rather than hire help, then wonder why the jobs loose money.

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