Terracon reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,142 total reviews)
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M. Gayle Packer

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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2.0
Dec 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good 401k package (although it takes 5 years to be fully vested) Paid Holidays 2 weeks vacation/sick pay Strong Healthcare package

Cons

The Terracon Omaha office is gaining a reputation in the region as one of the worst places to work for. the environmental department works staff to the bone (55-60 hour weeks are the norm),, project managers have projects dumped on them with little guidance from senior management, and the department managers take all the glory for projects lower level staff worked tirelessly on-even going so far as to delete the report authors name and replace it with their own! Worst of all, they expect you to violate your personal ethics, as the "client" is holier than thou. Bonuses are typically 3-5%, and asking for a higher salary is promptly dismissed, sometimes with unprofessional rage. If the office manager and environmental department manager left, this would be a much better office. As it is, the remaining staff who have been there more than 5 years are slowly leaving. Out of an department of 20, 11 left in 2010 alone, and more are planning on leaving soon. Look elsewhere, unless you are absolutely desperate.

3.0
Dec 4, 2011

One word: mislead.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many very good, knowledgeable people work for Terracon. Peer review and interaction is encouraged.

Cons

Possibility that longterm planning is lacking or not communicated well. Trying to discourage creativity to "stream-line" report preparation.

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