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      4.0

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (7,775 total reviews)
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      Bob Pragada

      90% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,775 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
      4.0
      Jul 2, 2013

      Good company overall who pays more than most.

      Project administrator
      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.

      5.0
      Jun 24, 2013

      Excellent

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everything is fine they know how to treat people

      Cons

      Nothing is bad in this company

      2.0
      Jun 22, 2013

      Can be a good stepping stone, but their company policies for employees make it difficult to stay for the long-term.

      Mechanical engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Working onsite as government contractors lets us experience the relaxed federal work environment -Able to "clock out" at 40 hours or get OT due to contract guidelines -Health insurance package is about as good as they come, but is consequently fairly expensive

      Cons

      -Overall low morale due to past layoffs and continual cost cutting -Easily replaceable employees (early and mid career) tend to make well below industry average -Internal promotions and raises are rare, people are worked increasingly hard for a few years until they have to leave to get paid what they're worth -Most benefits besides health are below industry standard. Especially the new PTO system and the layoff and buyout packages. -Poor layoff practices, showed disrespect for employees. Company downplayed or hid ominous information to prevent employees from looking for other employment. -Nearly everyone is restricted to a "desk job" to avoid safety risk. Engineers and scientists want to get their hands dirty sometimes. -It seems like they don't trust employees and we are frequently treated like children to be lead around by the hand in all aspects of the job -Poor at utilizing employees skills, workers are crudely matched into jobs with few opportunities to expand. No opportunities to utilize cross-discipline skills.

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