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      3.8

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (416 total reviews)
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      Donald E. Stone, Jr.

      83% approve of CEO

      81% positive business outlook

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      Dewberry has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 416 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dewberry 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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      416 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 9, 2015

      Barry Dew Barry dewberrydewberrydewberry

      Architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Good company to get early career experience.

      Cons

      It is an engineering firm first and foremost. The architecture arm of Dewberry has tons of talented people, but it struggles to really develop into a top rate firm because corporate is ambivalent / out of touch with its needs.

      4.0
      Apr 3, 2014

      Good place to start, not a great place to stay

      Architectural group
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great experience for staff just starting out. During recession, they tended to cut mid-level staff, keeping the upper-level "rainmakers" and the entry level cheap labor. As a result, young staff are pushed into levels of responsibility uncommon for experience level. Good reimbursement policies for testing expenses, including study materials. New leadership in Architectural Practice has infused optimism and energy. Good flexibility and balance with personal life, but extra hours will be required from time to time. I don't minding trading the occasional 60-70 hour week for flex-time and a generally relaxed culture the rest of the time.

      Cons

      Very corporate, with nearly all leadership concentrated in Fairfax headquarters. Compensation and benefits are competitive, but relatively stagnant year to year. Typically expect a 1.5% - 2% "salary adjustment" each year. More substantial raises seem to only come once you have a competing offer in hand, but they are unlikely to counter-offer or match a potential pay increase. Paths of advancement are unclear. Typically, you will just loaded with additional responsibilities and "evolve" into role of PA/PD or PM, without appropriate compensation increase. True promotions to levels of "Associate", "Senior Associate", "Principal" etc tend to favor those that are out bringing in work, and come much later in career relative to other firms. They seems to try and keep people as long as possible for as cheap as possible. Rumored that corporate bonus policy is to never give bonuses to non-officer level employees (Associate or higher), which essentially means anyone with less than 20 years experience.

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