No place for independent thought - Anonymous employee Jacobs Employee Review

2.0
Mar 28, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some decent projects to work on. Good reputation with clients helps them get and keep work. They will take safety concerns seriously. Did allow me to take a sabatical to do voluntary work.

Cons

Support for personal development and training was the minimum needed to keep my professional membership. Obsessed with paperwork and form filling over the quality of work done. Top heavy 'do what you're told' culture. Little opportunity to innovate.

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