Meh - Anonymous employee Mortenson Employee Review

2.0
Dec 1, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Generous compensation for traveling staff -Product generally of high quality -Fairly flat organization, considering its size and breadth -Good IT systems, especially for a construction company

Cons

-Immature business and communication practices on job sites -Sink-or-swim mentality; aimless hustling is rewarded -Little concern for employee training or development -Managers lack managerial skills; promotions seemingly based on years-of-service -Very long hours at times (70+ per week)

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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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