Urban Science reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)
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Jim Anderson

66% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Urban Science has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Urban Science employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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257 reviews
4.0
Jan 13, 2016

Pretty good

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It is a relaxed atmosphere in the heart of Downtown Detroit. I love the outings in the city we take attending games, eating at nearby restaurants. In the summer we take trips to Campus Martius to relax during lunch. The company provides some good benefits and there is a lot of opportunity to learn more not only from hands on experience but through Urban Science University, and they also provide education assistance so they will pay you to go back to school or get additional licenses.

Cons

Here is a lot of turnover in my department due mostly to over working. Long hours of work are not expected but it does happen.

3.0
Dec 10, 2015

Limited Potential

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Relaxed atmosphere, smart people to work with, good work/life balance. Good principles on paper and company isn't bereft of genuine individuals who embody these principles on a day to day level.

Cons

Work content is terribly limited, stagnation is real across different teams. Processes are bulky sometimes take more time than the work itself, taking away focus that could be used elsewhere. Changes are slow even on pain points. This can change since this might be a seasonal thing depending on management. Little communication between teams that have a shared greater interest to change but individually stay silo'd into their own day to day.

1.0
Jul 17, 2015

Company Needs to Change or it will be become extinct

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Pros

37 Years in Business and many smart people.

Cons

There are too many doers and not many leaders. Too many silos slowing down progress. Countless feedback from Employees and clients about poor software quality and Executives worry about having too many meetings about nothing. There is no coordination amongst offices and Practice Directors do not communicate well. Many good things are said but never followed through. Execs. love to hear themselves talk about goals but goals are given out mid year and employees laugh or just go through the motion to get it off their plate. Overworked team members since the company is worried about bottom line only and not their people or quality of product. Many of the folks that have been with Urban Science love to say...this is the way we have always done and cease to think about progressive ways to solve issues or they are simply afraid to make a mistake since leaders love to micro manage.

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