Terracon reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,142 total reviews)
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87% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Terracon has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Terracon 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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4.0
Jan 23, 2014

Nice place to work, would go back

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I liked the small departments within each office and the ability to have other offices as resources. The people were all very nice.

Cons

They did try to keep some people who worked there as part time so they did not have any benefits, this was not too cool but I don't know the whole situation.

5.0
Apr 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Financially very sound (this was a major plus during the recesssion). That doesn't mean there weren't layoffs, it just means they were done appropriately to avoid everyone being afraid the doors might close. Generally great people to work with - strong work ethic, like to solve problems, pragmatic, honest. Company continues to adopt a more progressive and transparent culture as it evolves from a medium to large company. Employee-owned - everyone gets a piece of the benefits of ownership and decisions are focused on long-term goals, not just next quarter's earnings. Better than average benefits Recent emphasis and approach to employee safety and wellbeing is real and strongly supported by senior management. Although it's a big company, average office size is about 20 employees, so it generally feels like a small office environment (yet offers the resources of a large company). With over 130 offices across the country, many in rural environments, there are frequent oppotunities (not requirements) for relocation, if desired.

Cons

Client-imposed (and managment accepted) short schedules and inconsistent workloads can create a lot of stress and challenge on staffing. Office managers have a lot of autonomy, so while many are great, lack of accountability on how some run their offices allows for poor practices is some locatations. The nature of construction-related work brings with it an inconsistent and season workload that is not suitable for folks who need a consistent paycheck throughout the year or are not able to accomodate long hours when the work gets heavy. Career opportunities are good for tecnical posiitons, much less so for non-technical (e.g., admin, marketing, etc.)

4.0
Aug 1, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Construction Materials Testing is a very interesting field to work in. There is a lot to learn, and a lot of work going on in Oklahoma City, OK. There were always plenty of hours and overtime to go around.

Cons

Crazy hours at times working as a field technician.

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