Glad I got laid off - Structural Designer GHD Employee Review

3.0
Jul 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I worked in waterloo and in Calgary. Waterloo office had big budget for fun events but the people aren't too welcoming. Calgary folks are much better to be around. Flexibility was great, pay was decent, benefits were good. Offices are well equipped with standing desks and other comforts.

Cons

Work was very stagnant. Maybe the case with lots of big companies but so much time and effort spend jumping through BS corporate hoops, setting goals and such. Management loves to stroke their egos and keep busy by restructuring insignificant things while the digital standards and organization was constantly lacking. Poor communication between disciplines. Training was extremely lacking where it was important while over saturated with useless topics. Company is very woke. At least it is somewhat easy not to be involved in such things, there is always an emphasis on race and gender. The worst was when they highlighted to importance of equity vs equality. Layoffs happen often and loyalty doesn't matter to them.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Evolving with the times to best serve client needs. Investing in employee learning. Attracting high caliber talent.

Cons

Change can feel disruptive for some, but GHD is on a disciplined journey.

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Great starting point as an internship, gives you good experience to the professional and consulting world, pay for an engineering intern is satisfactory. Values of the company and support from coworkers is appreciated. Seems to be a psychologically safe place to work and make mistakes. No noticeable workplace toxicity or politics. Everyone seems to be authentic and chill. Not noticing anyone keeping their heads down and received reports of satisfaction with work environment from coworkers. Exposure to a variety of projects, including field work experiences. Seems to be a solid resume builder.

Cons

Need to be pretty proactive for work. For me who enjoys having work to do, its kind of stressful. You have to take initiative in making your own plan. For someone who thrives in structure and needs a bit of help in planning, this is a struggle. Limited flexibility in doing a hybrid role (even though job description stated it was when I applied) For someone who is 42 mi from the office and with heavy traffic takes 1h 15 min to reach the office, its a struggle. But I understood that my commute time is longer than average when I took the position.

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