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3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,555 total reviews)
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Philip Hoare

87% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Atkins has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Atkins 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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3K reviews
1.0
Apr 11, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Bottom line always first You are a commodity You're health and well-being isn't taken seriously Self training is king and you are deemed an expert after 2 days training (no matter how many skills you are asked to learn in quick succession). Then on to client site Not given work in what you may have spent time learning before having to quickly self train in another skill. If you hear the line at interview we want someone who can learn... RUN!

Cons

If you have a disability (protected) don't declare it. Your life will be made difficult if you assert your rights if management have chosen to ignore company doctors recommendations Line Management call the shots. HR disappointing

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Atkins Response
9y
Dear Sir/Madam, We regret that you felt the need to raise these points in your review and that we do not appear to have had an opportunity to investigate them. Atkins is committed to maintaining high standards for how we deal with people and go about our business. Anyone who has concerns about the behaviour of the Company or of any individual associated with the Company is encouraged to report them as soon as possible to enable us to carry out a thorough investigation, and where necessary take steps to address the situation. This can be done through our independent and confidential service Safecall at www.safecall.co.uk/atkins. Your sincerely, Atkins
2.0
May 12, 2016

Dont value staff

Recommend
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Pros

If you want a cushy job with very little pressure Atkins is the place for you.

Cons

The senior management don't understand or value all parts of this complex business. Constant shareholder Pressures.

3.0
Nov 27, 2015

IT staff morale at an all time low...

Recommend
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Pros

Broadly and historically a good company to work for, good colleagues, decent pay and work life balance. Good locations and offices. There are some really clever people working across the business.

Cons

Management have seemed to disregard the staff morale issues - eg: after yet another round of redundancies (a far too regular occurrence - associated with every new CIO we've had) my dept. aren't even having an Xmas party... We've been told to go off with our teams and sort it out ourselves! Due to these redundancies we have lost good people and it seems we've replaced them with more management, leading to more unhappy and insecure staff who have now left of their own accord.

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