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
2.0
Feb 24, 2022

Engineer

Recommend
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Pros

Not much great to say, at least they have a 401k. They match like little to next to nothing.

Cons

Retirement is a joke, don’t get much and the ESOP only goes to the good old boys that have been there a long time. The way they are structured brings highly competitiveness amongst offices, not one big family. The management is only worried about there own bonuses and pay is definitely sub par especially for right out of college, very little reward for performance. No mentorship or teaching of young engineers for them to gain experience. Claims to be flexible and shows getting off every Friday at noon however then bait and switch. Expectations are to work min 45 hrs a week in order to obtain a decent bonus. No pay for overtime. 401k match is under other companies retirement contributions.

4.0
Jan 14, 2015

Good place to work

Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely care about their employees and most everyone is very nice and enjoyable to work with. The structure of the company is great if you enjoy working in small groups. Good opportunities and chance for more responsibilities that are based on skill rather than simply basing off seniority. Most of the people in leadership are deserving and competent.

Cons

Compensation isn't as high in comparison to other engineering firms. Bonus system is flawed and rewards less profitable teams equal compensation as a more profitable team. Often working around 50 hrs a week.

1.0
Nov 24, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

There is no pros. In a month from now the company may radically change to meet any desires of the private equity firm acquiring the currently employee-owned business

Cons

The bottom line will soon shift to how we can extract more profit out of the company

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