Willdan Group reviews

Poor management when planning for size of workforce. Extremely poor communication with employees. I was recruited away from a great situation and promised a much better one. I was laid off in less than a year, not because of performance but because sr management did a poor job of keeping some key contracts, and also miscalculated and overhired the number of employees. Lots of good people lost their jobs. I wasn't even officially told I lost my job. My boss just told me over the phone that the program I worked on was being cancelled, and that I should make friends with some of the other managers - maybe someone would have a spot for me. That was the last conversation I had with him. I lasted a few months longer working in other areas, then the hours eventually dwindeled to zero. In the end I am responsible for making the decision to leave my former job, but the way this company handled things left a bad taste in my mounth. In my opinion very tacky and unprofessional.

They pulled a bait-and-switch. I applied for the full-time position and got placed as a part-time PAR employee instead even though I have many years of engineering experience, have a California Structural Engineer License, and an ICC certificate for building plans examiner. They became upset because I had a full time job when their offer letter stated I find a full time job as they do not offer any employee benefits. My start date was supposed to be mid-February, but it did not happen until mid-April. I had to remind them about this issue. I had to interview for the full-time position again and never heard from the Manager for over 3 months. They are very disorganized. They have offices closer to my home, yet did not even have anyone review my paperwork for employment. I never got to finish any of my building plan reviews at all. I only worked 12 hours total since I started in April and have had no work since mid-May.. If this is how they handle prospective employees, imagine how they treat their full-time employees and even their clients.