Does Ghafari Associates pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ghafari Associates employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ghafari Associates. This rating has decreased by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ghafari Associates?

77% of Ghafari Associates employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ghafari Associates 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ghafari Associates?

Engineer (12) , Architect (11) , Project Engineer (5) , Project Manager (5) , Electrical Designer (4) , Mechanical Engineer (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Electrical Engineer (3) , Architectural Designer (2) , BIM Coordinator (2) , Designer (2) , Director (2) , Field Inspector (2) , Mechanical Design Engineer (2) , Packaging Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Ghafari Associates according to real employee reviews?

"Many great people to work with and one really bad apple." ((in 15 reviews)); "Lovely coworkers and great location" ((in 13 reviews)); "Very competitive benefits program with an excellent 401K retirement plan." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good pay (where your experiences and skillset are taken into account)." ((in 8 reviews)); "Client service oriented; experienced staff and long" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ghafari Associates according to real employee reviews?

"I am not sure how they are still in business as they are on the fringe of legality of work practices and maintain a VERY hostile work environment which is reinforced by the entire management team there daily." ((in 8 reviews)); "Salaries are low and they are fair" ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management is lousy, upper management does not provide any kind of support, tuition reimbursement was denied, hr in chicago is useless too does not provide any feedback on growing within the company, there's no room to grow within the company," ((in 4 reviews)); "Some managers have an old school mentality, but in my experience they are open to hearing different schools of thought so I never found it to be an issue." ((in 3 reviews)); "The nature of the AE industry seems to be waves of very busy times, when work/life balance is hard to keep, and difficult or sometimes completely incompetent clients." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Ghafari Associates locations?

Dearborn , Chicago , Detroit , Grand Rapids , Indianapolis , Birmingham , Peoria , Flushing , Los Angeles , Farmington Hills , Home Gardens

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3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)

Kouhaila G. Hammer

86% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Ghafari Associates has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ghafari Associates employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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171 reviews

3.0

Sep 1, 2012

Too stiff.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Loved the people I worked with in my department.

Cons

Upper management has a stranglehold on everything.

5.0

Feb 20, 2012

great place to work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

lot of experience the coworkers are very friendly and helpfull. possibility of advancing and become more efficient in your job as an engineer

Cons

the city is not so great to live in, it is a bit difficult to go out and socialize and make new friends outside of work

2.0

Feb 9, 2009

It's a job.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The people are very nice, I like the gym.

Cons

No matter how much you give, it doesn't matter if I am not billable.

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