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      HDR

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      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,810 total reviews)
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      John W. Henderson

      90% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      HDR has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HDR 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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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Dec 19, 2012

      Supercharged Career Growth HDRE

      Mechanical engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Extremely talented individuals and offices across the country - Ability to chart your own career path - Opportunity to be posted around the country on rewarding projects - Very impressive return on company stocks - Matching 401k or Roth for 4% - New computer every 3 years - Tuition / seminar reimbursement - Flextime

      Cons

      - Salary was not competitive (granted I worked in a new, emerging, field) - Overtime was at a straight time rate - No management support for sustainability

      1.0
      Dec 15, 2012

      It was a great firm...until greed took over

      Executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company was great right after the managers (in 1996) bought themselves back from Bouygues ownership - a French construction firm. Now that many of these fabulous people (CEO especially)have retired a new executive rank is clueless about the great culture that "was" and all they are focused on is making money for themselves - at other's expense. The stock price has gone up well but it would have been double the value had there not been a stock appreciation program for a select few. The corporate execs use the compnay plane for their own use so if you are part of this crowd it is a nice perk. I know - I was.

      Cons

      The compensation package over-rewards executives at the expense of the rank and file. It is the "emperor has no clothes" syndrom because most current upper & middle management are afraid to speak up. Many long-term employees are just hanging on until they can cash out - in the next few years. The new Engineering Company President is a "political" player and this is how he got appointed - by trashing other candidates. Most of the best people were leading the marketing program and they have been driven away after they grew the firm - many now working at other firms and taking the good employees and building a buisness there. The grown has peaked and has been flat for 5 years. It is sad to see how money changes some people - especially when they were in a position to be generous.

      3.0
      Dec 13, 2012

      Hopeful

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Innovative and open to change

      Cons

      Lack of career growth opportunities

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