GHD reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,895 total reviews)
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Ashley Wright

68% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

GHD has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,895 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GHD employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jan 20, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Location in Golden, very nice co-workers at the staff level, offices were very nice.

Cons

This office does not provide a work environment that allows people to produce good work. Management bullies and undermines employees; management never has meetings in which employees can contribute to the discussion about project scheduling and project requirements; and management speaks poorly about non-present employees to other employees. Management lies about employees to Human Resources and then Human Resources and upper air management acquiesce. Management's approach in this office is to control employees through intimidation and divisiveness. For over 20 years working in professional settings, I've rarely experienced such a system where management feels that highly skilled and trained engineers and scientists must be controlled by bullying tactics. GHD must spend many thousands on the vetting and background checks for each of their engineers. Why does management then treat employees as though they need to be intimidated and berated? It's amazing to me that the office manages to stay in business, given that their engineering skills are mediocre at best, while their people-management and selling skills score total negatives.

1.0
Dec 16, 2017

Steer clear.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent benefits. Parties and snacks, if you can find time to attend.

Cons

Favoritism, sexism, ageism, nationalism, harrassment. Condescending management. Forced "retirements". Ownership model is a pyramid structure based on convincing young engineers to draw on their home equity for investment, and then sell services in a pressure cooker. Unhealthy for human beings. Steer clear.

1.0
Dec 2, 2016

I'm a Bitter Betty

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

It (GHD) gives us the workses, yes it does precious. I

Cons

Really, truly, NO &*^%$ clue as to strategy. Hey, I met the rather boring white men from Down Under. They're all rather nice, rather wonky, rather clueless. They bought a &*^%% environmental company, and tried to force-fit it into a make-shift Bechtel. Good luck you wankers.

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