Sargent & Lundy reviews

I want to preface this by saying that Sargent & Lundy is a large company and its culture can vary depending on where you are at and who you work with. That being said, my experience has taught me that this company has a toxic men's club culture. I ended up leaving due to a sexual assault that I did not feel was handled well by the company. The culture at this company is a direct contributor to my experience. The instance in which I had reported to HR and ended up leaving because of was not even the first person that I had to deal with. The first case was my very first year working just after college and I had no idea how to deal with it. I do have regrets in regards to that situation, but unfortunately I would have another opportunity to correct my actions. Whether this is more of a problem overall in the industry is a different discussion, but Sargent & Lundy did nothing to make me feel comfortable in coming forward the first time and the second time, I only came forward because I could not physically be at the office or around the person and it was either I report or I had to leave my job. Every minute of the experience was traumatizing and I had to report to multiple different people and it lasted for way too long. The entire time I was made to feel like I was doing something wrong, and afterwards my entire work environment took a turn for the worse. I will say, there are other criticisms I have about the company outside of this, but I was always under the impression that with the right team some of these issues could be corrected and that the company does give you the tools to do that. Upper management does have some issues with communication and transparency, but I think those are things that can be worked out. The overall culture however will take a lot of time to adjust, and I will not be returning and am unable to recommend this company.

This is the sort of place you wake up dreading to go into each morning This is the sort of place where you hate your coworkers because they also hate the company Negative outlook from almost all employees Outlook is only improved if they're lining your pocket book (Vice Presidents and Owners) Opportunity for advancement is based on affinity bias, not talent There is very little diversity, especially among management (you're out of luck if you're a person of color) Management is very poor, talent-wise, and they do not invest in training to better manager's abilities Blame is often passed to the lowest people on the totem pole to save face of managers Many employees coast and do very little work while young, new employees are worked to the bone as they are promised further compensation down the road The office is dull, ugly, and nothing works properly from water fountains to old laptops Men in the company are rude, sexist, and sometimes harass younger women in the company Women are treated with little respect, see few opportunities, and are harassed by men who are higher-up Office reeks of racism, homophobia, and sexism because they allow managers to behave how they want