It's true, you're just a number. But you are also afforded diversity. - Anonymous employee Stantec Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large diversity in project scopes and disciplines. Great benefits and company stock matching. I was lucky enough to have fair and successful work sharing across various offices. Large potential for climbing the corporate ladder, but at what cost?

Cons

All that matters is that your timesheet is entered on Friday's and that you maintain high utilization or the hammer comes down. Profit center structure encourages competition of the wrong kind, within the company. Too much personnel turnover. Entire company vision seems to be achieved through acquisitions and less organic growth. This lends to the high turnover rate. Top heavy, too much management and not enough production staff. I felt under-valued for the type of work completed.

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Cons

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