How Overall Ratings can Change overnight from "Very Satisfied" to "Very Dissatisfied" with a Change of Manager - Senior Engineer Jacobs Employee Review

4.0
Nov 25, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

the work atmosphere and colleagues are great, professional development is encouraged, great international opportunities (on paper at least), most Manager's doors and ears are open for discussion

Cons

an Employee's career and future can change overnight with a change of Management, international opportunities are often limited to upper Management, foreign language skills are totally ignored for foreign assignments, a new Manager may entirely disapprove an employee's work - life Balance which was actively encouraged by the previous Manager

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Work life balance, compensation, access to managers, company culture

Cons

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Decent culture, individual contributors are fine, management is lacking

Cons

The company operates like many smaller companies depending on which business market you are in so your experience will vary. For some, it's the best company, others will say it's the worst; it just depends on your region/group even at the local level. Water/wastewater is a good market in most offices, transportation is hit an miss depending on location.

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