Commuting into office is expensive and time consuming
Burnout is very common.
CDM Smith Response
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Thank you for your review! We’re glad to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with CDM Smith, especially regarding work/life balance and the entry-level opportunities we offer. We value your long-term commitment to the company.
Flexible hybrid schedule is very nice and starting salary is high for early career engineers.
Cons
The main people running the company are not engineers and you can tell. They are all focused on utilization with rates often set at 97% or higher. This had led to my supervisor asking/telling me to not charge company required trainings. As an early engineer it really feels like they don't want to invest in me and only care about their bottom line.
If you are an early career structural engineer you will also not get any meaningful work until you've been with the company for at least 5 years. The senior engineers do not trust you and will only give you grunt work.