Jacobs reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,787 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,787 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jacobs 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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8K reviews
2.0
Mar 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Paid on time but not much more to be happy about.

Cons

No loyalty, promotion based on thickness of knee pads. When the company started out you needed a scientific or engineering degree. But as time went on and they had to hire more of their former customers (who did not have such degrees) the real scientists and engineers got the shaft because they could pay their customers less (since they had government pensions) and then turn around to the real scientists and engineers and say, "well these other guys are satisfied".

4.0
Jul 2, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is higher than most companies. There is unlimited potential if you are willing to relocate. Company is world-wide. Some offices work 4 10-hour days, others 4.5 days per week. Interesting work.

Cons

When an office runs out of work, they tend to loose one of their core values of "People Are Our Greatest Asset." If you are not billable on a project, you better find yourself another job within the organization and be willing to relocate at your own expense.

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