Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,536 total reviews)
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Heather Polinsky

61% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,536 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arcadis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
3.0
Oct 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

My experience has been that management truly values their people on a personal level, even if they aren't able to reflect that through promotions or pay. It's very much a "use your leave, take care of your kid if you need to, take a mental health day" kind of environment. The company had a great response to COVID. As with anywhere, management style does vary between offices/departments. I have spoken to people who have had more toxic work environments than I have. Benefits are pretty standard for the industry. Not amazing, but good.

Cons

Arcadis is acutely aware that they pay 20-30% below industry standard and seems to have no intention of reconciling. In two years I've known one person who has had a promotion. They'll bring an outside hire into an advanced position that they have no direct experience with but refuse to promote folks already doing that work. It seems like at the executive level, the company tries to be socially responsible by placing women and POC in leadership positions, but that isn't reflected at all in middle and lower management. Organizational structure is confusing and a lot of folks have given up on trying to understand it.

2.0
Jun 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Ability to work from home or remotely

Cons

Constant and extreme pressure on utilization, leadership is flagrantly out of touch with staff, never-ending initiatives with absurd nicknames and acronyms, antiquated and unstable systems, low pay, lack of career growth opportunities, mediocre benefits, unfair practices for hiring to highest level positions, inept supervisors for the rank and file, open-concept workspace in most offices.

1.0
Oct 18, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

You can find kind people on staff. Remote work possibilities are also a plus.

Cons

So, so many CONS! I was at Arcadis for less than two years and immediately after I started, key personnel began to leave or be driven out. 2 CEO's (North America and Global), top level presidents, directors and managers all left in less than 8 months. The company had 2 reorganizations regionally and 1 globally in less than 12 months. I witnessed managers throwing other managers under the bus in order to get what they wanted or to advance their own agendas. Also witnessed managers sabotaging their own staff in order to save face with their supervisors. Place is in constant chaos!

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