Secret Sauce....more like don't drink the Kool Aid - Business Development Mortenson Employee Review

1.0
Aug 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office and decent vehicle program.

Cons

I should have known better. I know a number of former business development people including myself who wouldn't recommend this firm if they were the last company on earth. They are led by yes-men who all drank the kool-aid. Their idea of a business development plan is to write down projects that everyone in the business are aware of and then pretend they have some special insights. Good luck with that. It will be fun to watch. Where's the secret sauce?

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Cons

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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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