CDM Smith reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(930 total reviews)
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Timothy B. Wall

98% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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
Jul 1, 2014

Keep looking!

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Pros

Company does cool things (ie...gets water to people that need it) and is an environmentally sound and green firm. Work-life balance is good. If you are technical you can get paid well to work OT. If there is no budget for OT, then you are a strict 9-5er. Firm has been around for a long time and there are many that have only ever had one job at the company. Benefits are above average, although compared to other environmental companies in the industry, below average. Definitely not terrible though.

Cons

too many old timers who have been working there for 40 years dictating the environment. Company needs to seriously attempt to get current with the millennial workforce. Good people arent going to wait 20 years to become a VP and be able to have a window seat. No one talks. The place is like a tomb. That may be because Cambridge is HQ...I've heard that other offices have a much more relaxed approach. Too many managers quitting because they cant get through the mass of red tape that's required to get anything done. Company has been through 2-3 re-orgs and several transistions during the last 5 years. Kinda makes you wonder whats going on upstairs?

4.0
Jun 19, 2014

Solid work environment

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Pros

Great people work here, at least in certain departments. The main office is in a great location.

Cons

Executives are never seen. Lack of cohesion between them and everyone else it seems. The workplace is still sort of old-school and lacks the fun of more up to date workplaces.

1.0
May 27, 2014

Happy it's over

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Pros

My immediate colleagues were great. Had flexiblitliy in my schedule. The location is convenient to public transportion and parking available.

Cons

"That's the way it's always been done" was a standard answer whenever the status quo was questioned. Those who "went along to get along" were rewarded. Those who bucked the trend were treated poorly. There wasn't a clear career path for HR and lack of development opportunities. Leadership in the group was sorely lacking. Never felt like anyone had my back. Lack of bonuses made compensation package uncompetitive.

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