Kleinfelder reviews

I worked as an Environmental Scientist in the Texas Region and *very literally* did about 2% science during the year I worked there. You'll spend 80% of your time your first year in the office just figuring out their 50 databases and time sheet records. They consider "remediation" to be *hand*-bailing petroleum of the ground. (In case you're wondering it's like bailing an OCEAN with a 5-gallon bucket) And NO, you probably won't see the science behind it all when you're all done with your 60-70+ hour/week project in the field (basically working as a technician). I told Kleinfelder I was accepted to grad school but decided I couldn't go after my boss told me we'd have to start working Saturdays on top of our 60+ hour/week schedules (NO they don't pay overtime or give you any sort of comp time, or even THANK you) . They said "oh great, were a career-oriented company". If you don't see the *blatant* irony in this then go ahead and apply. Other than that, the junior staff is *exceptional* and a ton of fun, but they will find jobs at companies that ACTUALLY deserve them and won't be around long. The management on the other hand *leaves MUCH to be desired*. And that's the polite way of putting it. I was honest about exactly what I wanted out of a new job in my interview and they lied to my face and then fired me for being exactly what I said I was going to be. And that is: *NOT a workaholic**. But whatever. They can go home to their cats every night. YOU CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER. Oh and the office that I have worked out of had about 15 people when I got there and in the year that I worked there, SEVEN people have left or have been fired. Say what you want, but I think that speaks for itself. Oh and HR won't do a damn thing if your manager lies out his butt about things you never actually did wrong.

This company has terrible employee salary returns. No straight overtime for anything over 40 hours and the annual salaries are below-average for this type of work. Benefits are average - not good or bad. 2% match on 401k is average to below average for the industry. Promotions and raises are slow to come by and since you can't bill for anything over 40 hours, there's zero motivation to do anything above the bare minimum for your job. Employee turnover is extremely high, and those that do stay are usually the ones who are complacent in their job. The company has way too many clients and individual project managers and not enough staff to support all of the work. For a design firm, there is very little technical expertise in the company.