Not a good office for a junior employee - Water Resources Planner Stantec Employee Review

2.0
Oct 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

High salary, opportunities to work on different kinds of projects all over the U.S., some supportive supervisors, training opportunities

Cons

I believe most of my negative experiences are specific to the office I worked in. Unorganized leadership and structure, you are often independent and working on different projects from your peers in the office so there's no group cohesion and you typically only interact with PMs on projects. You don't have a defined role so they will typically put you on random tasks for projects where they need help. Healthcare benefits were awful. Unhealthy work culture (most people working >40 hours and mid to upper management has their entire calendar blocked off with calls). Most (not all) of management truly doesn't care about junior employee retention, and spends more of their time trying to acquire well-known senior staff than support their junior staff.

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5.0
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Pros

Pay time off Flexible Good benefits

Cons

Long work hours And working on the weekends

5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

You will be working with great minds. People have their niches expertise and it’s wonderful to learn from them. Very professional and respectful behavior. Doesn’t feel like other consulting firms where you’re worked like a dog.

Cons

Sometimes it’s hard to build consistent work because people tend to hold on to their projects rather than transferring to junior staff and it’s mainly because the pressure to be billable is high.

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