Jacobs reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,777 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 7,777 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
1.0
Oct 30, 2013

Buyer Beware

Recommend
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Pros

It's a job and it pays.

Cons

Very poorly managed No leadership No guidance No established and applied company wide practice standards and procedures Low pay Poor Benefits Lack of experienced and unqualified management who make poor decisions which ultimately cost clients money and employees their jobs. Some one grossly under bid work and exaggerated progress on an unobtainable schedule, when the milestones couldn't be reached due to lack of information required management refused to address the problem instead choosing to ignore it and allow the problems to mount. Time and money eventually became and issue so they made the decision to cut staff instead of own up to their mistakes. Management kept their jobs, and continue to make the same mistakes while discouraging valued employees and competent staff.

3.0
Oct 29, 2013

Civil Structural Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Jacobs has more and a wide range of projects than other companies

Cons

High Pressure and work load

5.0
Oct 29, 2013

Core Values.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is great, the people are great, and train their employees to promote them. Excellent benefits. Loyalty.

Cons

They are working to catch-up salaries to industry standards.

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