Not what it seems - Senior Project Engineer McKinstry Employee Review

2.0
Sep 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a gym at some offices, people are friendly enough, benefits and vacation pay is good.

Cons

No future in this Co. They are disposing of people in OR offices it is a bad situation with a lot of bs coverups. They do not know when it is a good time to let the old problem people that are and have cost them millions in losses on projects go. If you are a fast talker you can schmooze your way to a Director/ VP or PM position and blame everything on others. I see it everyday going on and want to scream.

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Pros

People oriented company, good culture.

Cons

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1.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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