Massive egos led to massive turnover, they fired or chased out the original culture that made this company great. - Manager McKinstry Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, bonding capacity, marketing material, facilities, whatever is left of their brand, their political leverage and the quality of their field level staff. Their lower management and people in the trenches, whats left of them, are true professionals who still embrace the original McKinstry culture that led to their success. Three main owners are good guys.

Cons

Everyone from the middle management to the VP level are either incompetent or self serving ego maniacs. There is no one left at that level who embraces the original value system of the company or who has any integrity. It's a cut throat and stressful environment to work in. Their value proposition has been over marketed and under delivered, they can't compete in the marketplace. All of their cuts have been at the project management level and all of their hires have been at the manager/executive level yet they wonder why they have an overhead problem. No one takes them seriously anymore, I doubt they'll be a strong contingent in the coming years. They are no longer cutting edge and their sales people are blow hards with a pitch thats grown tired. The three owners have lost control to a group of money hungry narcissists. There is only a shadow of a company that was once in the top 10 places to work in Washington State. Its pathetic and disheartening to watch.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Decent salary and PTO policy Onsite gym for a fair monthly price Cool rooftop golf setup Nice little taco truck nearby outside

Cons

This place has extremely poor leadership and is very toxic at every level. Prepare to be micromanaged, ignored, gaslit, and shown zero empathy for heavy workload or personal emergencies by mediocre middle managers. Principals are checked out and are too busy creating new promotions for themselves and drinking wine at the CEO’s ranch. The bonus structure and profit sharing is laughable and a complete lie from what is listed on Workday. Annual raises aren’t even competitive to inflation. The C-suite executives are only focused on blatant nepotism for their own kids and relatives. HR puts people last and only cares about the company image (typical at most companies but they don’t even try to sugarcoat it). They force people to come in (3) days a week but they don’t even have enough parking. There is a cafe that sells mediocre food with typical expensive Seattle prices. The healthcare package is complicated, expensive, and relatively unknown to all providers. As a billion dollar company, they go cheap on the company holiday party and literally just host it at the office.

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