Great company, can't seem to secure any local work. - Project Engineer I Mortenson Employee Review

4.0
Dec 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people, great management, great leadership. Mortenson is a well respected company, and for good reason. They pay well and PTO instead of vacation/sick time is nice too.

Cons

They can't seem to compete in the Seattle area. If you like waste water treatment plants and don't want to live in the city, give them a call.

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Pros

Hands-on experience with team guidance.

Cons

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Pros

- Huge company with a lot of resources. - Cool projects.

Cons

- Pay is not great especially for the amount of hours they want you to put in. - They do not pay for experience. So, it’s a good place to start, but if you have experience, go somewhere else. - They hire and promote way too quickly which means inexperienced people are in charge. - If you work in the field, you will be putting in 50-60 hours a week often and they justify it by saying you get subsistence. Do the math, you’re not getting paid very well at those hours even with subsistence. Also subsistence is a benefit for traveling, not justification for overusing employees. - While a lot of the people are good, it is a very political atmosphere.

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