Olsson reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(229 total reviews)
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Brad Strittmatter

63% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Olsson has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 229 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Olsson 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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229 reviews
4.0
Jan 29, 2021
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Pros

Great environment, Open and Welcoming, LGBTQ+ Friendly, Very Diverse, Mental Health/NueroDivergent Friendly, Great Benefits, Great Coworkers, Accepting, Understanding managers that listen and work with you, Very clear paths and expectations for promotion/advancement, has recently added a permanent benefit of flexible hours and remote work due to Covid, very family/health oriented, the employees always come first, challenging work but great on the job training, programs for leadership and young adults for career/soft skills training, room for in company transfer to different teams and locations (8+ states) Half day fridays!! Not expected to work long hours/Managers disapprove of working longer than 40 hour weeks unless absolutely necessary due to keeping work/life balance, Great communication and receptiveness from subordinates to managers with any subject work wise and personal wise including impossible expectations, schedules, workload, health, family struggles etc. Very team oriented, Company as whole is on the up and up in many factors (High job security potential even in unprecedented global challenges) CEO/High upper managemnt very concerned with employee welfare, welcomes direct contact/feedback, very transparent with finances and current welfare of company, Gave extra assistance during Covid regarding schedules, time off, finances, and fun goodies/Self care boxes in mail as well.

Cons

Pay could be more competitive for technical/skilled trade workers, potential to be a High pressure/tight schedule environment dependent on projects/teams with potential to easily work long hours if you are very work oriented, Expectations on entry level/interns can be higher than feasible at times, communication between long term experienced professionals and entry level employees may be challenging at times

3.0
Jan 14, 2021

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Pros

Great place to work, recommend

Cons

Pay was not competitive with industry

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