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Navarro Research and Engineering reviews

4.4

89% would recommend to a friend

(130 total reviews)

Susana Navarro

92% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Navarro Research and Engineering has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 130 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Navarro Research and Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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130 reviews
1.0
Dec 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None to share. If there was any way to give 0 stars I would.

Cons

1) Paid entry-level salary for mid-level work that requires years of experience. Wasn't given the proper title reflecting the work I was doing so as to keep me on an entry-level salary. 2) Even if you work 40+ hours a week, payroll specialist will say you must record 40 each week. Worked normally 50-60 hours each week. If you record more than 40 hours a week, your PTO hours would decrease. So as to not jeopardize PTO, I was putting in 10-20 hours a week of free labor. 3) Sometimes I had 2 minutes to eat lunch instead of an hour lunch as stated in the employee handbook. There were times I asked manager if I could have my lunch and was told no (sometimes I would be having lunch 2, 3, or 4pm and still not even for an hour, had to get back to work). 4) CEO is not the person portrayed in videos or articles. Had to arrive to the office earlier than most of the employees specifically because CEO told me to work on her material when she wasn't in the office so she wouldn't be "bothered". One time she was on her phone (scrolling, not on a phone call) and without looking at me shoo-ed (not the polite kind) me away so I could leave. 5) Was cussed at by management. This is the most unprofessional work environment I have ever been in. Past employees in the team left for similar reasons. I've had better support, mentorship, and workplace environment when I was working fast food in the past. 6) If you work on a team that works directly with CEO, family is NOT number one. You will be working long hours all the time, not "sometimes". Had to cancel doctor appointments to put in more hours to meet deadlines. This job affected my health so badly but couldn't go to the doctor, manager even questioned if the appointments I had scheduled were doctor appointments and if they really needed to be that long, that's when I knew this wasn't the workplace and company advertised online and decided to cancel my appointments because I would've been told to cancel them anyway.

1.0
Feb 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is plenty of job security and the company is a dream for some employees who claim they work from home.

Cons

Navarro doesn't pay well enough to attract professional staff. All senior employees have found other jobs and anyone left who is capable is expected to pull the load. The few new recruits are entry level with no prior experience and require an enormous amout of time to be trained which cannot be spared. Since there is only one employee left who knows the EPA and DOT regulations for hazardous waste well enough to keep the site in compliance, and this employee is falling apart under the pressure, this employee can fortell this site will have heavy fines levied for noncompliance when he terminates his position in the very near future.

3.0
Apr 7, 2021

Good pay, no advancement and lots of grumbling and gossip

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The employees are great and most really want to do a good job.

Cons

The communication isn't great and it's a very reactive place. Many things get put on the back burner until there is a corrective actions and then it's super important and must get done immediately. There are also way too many corrective actions. They don't solve the problems.

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