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      McKinstry

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      McKinstry reviews

      3.5

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (380 total reviews)

      Dean Allen

      89% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      McKinstry has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 380 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The McKinstry 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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      380 reviews
      1.0
      Feb 5, 2015

      Management Ignorance (Arrogance?) On A Massive Scale

      Pre-con manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation was OK - just OK. Health care and retirement are good. The buildings: PDX headquarters & SEA headquarters are quite nice.

      Cons

      The title says it all! The "C" level managers are leaders and are quite good. The Mid-Level management is the worst that I have experienced in my entire 30-year career. These individuals are, for lack of a better term, arrogant morons. The employee surveys that we took reinforced this fact every year: our managers were some of the worst (had the lowest recorded scores) of any managers that the survey company had ever seen! When we pointed out to the managers how they could improve their performance as managers and/or improve employee moral, we were either fired, laid-off, or "written-up". When we sought other employment - as most disgruntled employees do - we were fired on the spot if our managers found out (or even suspected) this fact.

      2.0
      Feb 4, 2015

      Massive egos led to massive turnover, they fired or chased out the original culture that made this company great.

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, bonding capacity, marketing material, facilities, whatever is left of their brand, their political leverage and the quality of their field level staff. Their lower management and people in the trenches, whats left of them, are true professionals who still embrace the original McKinstry culture that led to their success. Three main owners are good guys.

      Cons

      Everyone from the middle management to the VP level are either incompetent or self serving ego maniacs. There is no one left at that level who embraces the original value system of the company or who has any integrity. It's a cut throat and stressful environment to work in. Their value proposition has been over marketed and under delivered, they can't compete in the marketplace. All of their cuts have been at the project management level and all of their hires have been at the manager/executive level yet they wonder why they have an overhead problem. No one takes them seriously anymore, I doubt they'll be a strong contingent in the coming years. They are no longer cutting edge and their sales people are blow hards with a pitch thats grown tired. The three owners have lost control to a group of money hungry narcissists. There is only a shadow of a company that was once in the top 10 places to work in Washington State. Its pathetic and disheartening to watch.

      3.0
      Feb 2, 2015

      Learning experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Have the freedom to build the electrical program to my satisfaction.

      Cons

      Have worked a lot of overtime and no compensation for the effort.

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