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      CDM Smith

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      CDM Smith reviews

      4.1

      84% would recommend to a friend

      (930 total reviews)
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      Timothy B. Wall

      93% approve of CEO

      82% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      CDM Smith has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CDM Smith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.6 stars).

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      930 reviews
      1.0
      Oct 31, 2012

      They don't care for their employees

      Water resources engineer
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      Pros

      - Good place to start your career if salary is not a big concern. - Interesting projects to engage. Convincing your group leader, project managers to let you try them is a different story. - There are a lot of nice folks in the organization.

      Cons

      - You will get typecast in the long run. - They'll expect you to work beyond the 40 hr limit. Which is legit if there are deadlines. But when it comes to CDM, they expect it every week, round the year. - There are a few bullies who will burn out the younger professional. - If you happen to be a foreign national on H1B visa and you encounter visa approval issues when you are abroad, be very worried. They will abandon you. It happened to me.

      1.0
      Jul 17, 2011

      Not a place to grow

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Work-life balance was easier to achieve than in some of the other places I've worked at.

      Cons

      Not many opportunities for vertical growth. Management operated from a perch and was not good at communicating to employees. Very top-down work culture. Too much politics.

      1.0
      Jul 27, 2023

      Substation engineer

      Senior electrical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, the engineer manage Mike was great guy

      Cons

      Old fashioned company. Very toxic environment. Blame shifting is the attitude there. Some of these people who work there they make it their mission to make your live miserable. No training what so ever. Project managers there think they are the boss of everyone. If you dont mind the stress and the very hostile environment then go ahead and work there

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