Good place to start, however politics will limit any advancement or work credit - Senior Engineer Sargent & Lundy Employee Review

1.0
Aug 1, 2011
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Pros

Good place to start and learn engineering, in particular power plant engineering technical and organizational skills. Good place for new grads to start

Cons

Company is highly political. Credit for work done depends on who likes you. Blame for something that went wrong depends on who dislikes you. Promotions are totally based on who likes you. Your abilities are not actually a factor. Your main job at this company is to help the "fair haired boys" get ahead, hopefully to the "partnership" level. If you just want to do your job and can ignore the politics that impact you every day, then its an OK place to work. Otherwise, to get ahead, you need to play the game: some play the game, most lose.

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