WD Partners reviews

3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(167 total reviews)

Chris Doerschlag

88% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

WD Partners has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 167 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WD Partners 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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167 reviews
2.0
May 1, 2010

WD Partners - Not like it used to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is semi solid opportunity for anyone just graduating college with Civil/EE/ME/IE degree. Opportunities after few years are quite limited. The place is more of a revolving door for cheap labor.

Cons

Same as above. Also, communications from leadership has dropped to zero when things are not going so well anymore with crash of commercial building = profits.

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WD Partners Response
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Thank you for your feedback! This review was posted in 2010, but we wish you the best in your current and future employment. For others reading this feedback in 2022, we’d like to highlight some of the things that we’re proud of at WD. In 2021, our overall turnover was 17% and our 6-year average turnover is 26%. If you compare that to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s national averages, we’re doing much, MUCH better than the rest of the country – even in our own industry and region – where the annual separation/turnovers are in the 40-60% ranges for that same 6 years. (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.t16.htm#jolts_table16.f.10) We’re really proud that our clients are keeping us busy and our associates are choosing to stay! We also currently offer a Recognition Program that can be utilized by managers and our Executive Leadership team to reward high-performing Associates individually in a variety of ways throughout the year. This program can be used in addition to our other compensation adjustments. In the WD Associate Satisfaction Survey from April 2021, here is how our Associates rated their satisfaction with working at WD… - 8.3 out of 10: Overall Satisfaction Score - 8.9 out of 10: “I would like to be working at WD Partners a year from now” - 9.1 out of 10: “Inappropriate or derogatory comments and behaviors are not tolerated on my team.” - 9.3 out of 10: “My manager treats everyone fairly with respect, regardless of their differences or background.” - 8.2 out of 10: “I’m able to manage my work in a way that allows me to maintain a healthy balance between work and home.” We examine all reviews from Glassdoor to identify any trends or areas of concern, but we also encourage all Associates to reach out to their manager, Executive Leadership Team Member, and/or Talent Care at any time. We do our best to offer potential solutions and share what is being done to address those concerns, though we understand that available outcomes may not always resolve all frustrations.
2.0
Apr 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for WD Partners is that you can get some of experience needed for professional registration, and they pay for registration exams. They have limited project types (retail/restaurants) that typically are in different parts of the country, so there is little hope to get all professional Intern Development Program or Engineer In Training requirements completed at WD Partners. There are little to no design or construction observation opportunities at WD Partners, as most of the design and construction observations are done by clients (or other third-parties). The only other good reason to work at WD Partners is that they have good PTO and work-life balance. No one ever works over 40 hours in a week.

Cons

Managers do not respect professional registration or experience, as it is not necessary for the business model or projects. Most work is done with associates with no professional registration and little to no review by those signing or sealing drawings. There are very limited types of project types (retail/restaurants) and a lot of roll-out and respetitive work (typically are in different parts of the country), so there is little hope to get all professional Intern Development Program or Engineer In Training requirements completed at WD Partners.

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