Not Worth It - Anonymous NBBJ Employee Review

1.0
Apr 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent health benefit plan. Nice and talented coworkers.

Cons

Financial compensation is not in line with industry standards and they will low ball you into believing their offer is the best they can do. The salary does not reflect the years of experience or amount of work being done. Culture is nonexistent. Anyone writing a positive review about culture is lying. The office is your typical corporate setting and everyone is to themselves. There are rarely any events or team building activities. Thanksgiving was a potluck. Company does not splurge on employees ever. Holidays are low in comparison to other companies. They don’t observe Juneteenth or other federal holidays. Bereavement isn’t paid for and you’re expected to use your own personal time off. Office mandate is 4 days a week and parking is not paid for. It gets expensive to commute each day plus pay for parking that is not reimbursable. Talent development and onboarding is disorganized. Advocate meetings are supposed to happen yet they don’t get scheduled. I have been at the firm for a while and was never mentored or asked to provide a career path plan. While interviewing it took weeks to get a response or update from the recruiter. Workaholic atmosphere. No empathy for personal matters such as family emergency or natural disasters. The expectation is that the work never stops even if there is people misplaced due to a fire, stuck in a snow storm, etc. There is favoritism. Only the leadership roles get recognized and paid fairly. Some employees get to work fully remote while others are expected to be in office. That is not fair.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Super flexible and great coworkers

Cons

No real cons. Maybe wished it was more hybrid

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

healthcare benefit, good office location

Cons

Bonus points if you're white and can fit into the small inner circle (iykyk). If not, you may find yourself constantly reminded that you don’t really belong. There is a very obvious double standard around flexibility and trust. Certain people seem to be allowed to do whatever they want, while others get questioned for the same behavior and suddenly need to have a “conversation with the manager.” Openly talking negatively about coworkers and consultants is also treated as normal. There is a lot of casual criticism, gossip, and dismissive commentary, which makes the environment feel unnecessarily tense and unprofessional. The micromanagement is also exhausting, especially from managers who are too busy to know what you are actually working on. Instead of feeling trusted to do your job, you end up spending a lot of energy managing perception. Also, 4 days in the office is intense; sometimes people just need quiet time to focus. Although if you're one of the favorites, that can be negotiable.

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