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      IBI Group

      Part of Arcadis

      Engaged Employer

      IBI Group reviews

      3.4

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (601 total reviews)
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      Scott Stewart

      68% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.4

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      IBI Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 601 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBI Group 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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      601 reviews
      1.0
      Aug 4, 2020

      Toxic Environment

      Designer
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      Pros

      The only positive I took from my experience here were the amazing team members I learned so much from. There is definitely a huge amount of talent on the team with some great personalities.

      Cons

      I've never worked in such a toxic office environment. Management is completely inept at creating a smooth and efficient workflow and was unwilling to hear suggestions on ways to improve this. I tried on multiple occasions to voice my concerns with how the department was managed and it fell on deaf ears. Other team members had agreed with the issues, but were either too afraid to come forward for fear of retaliation or already knew things would never change. Internal deadlines are completely ignored and not enforced which created chaos and disorganization between departments. You're constantly assured "this never happens", when in fact it occurred on every project and finger pointing and blame was used to explain mistakes or rushed work. Work/life balance was non-existent because the team took on any and everything in such a disorganized way. You would be placed on something with an impossibly short deadline, which resulted in unnecessary overtime on every project. Some would stay well into the night to complete a project that could have been finished earlier with better planning and department management. Career advancement and professional growth was not supported and often discouraged. When presenting these issues to HR they completely ignored the problem and Management continued to run the department into the ground. The turnover rate is shockingly high and it's not "just the industry, you either sink or swim". Good employees stay with good leadership and a well run department keeps talented people.

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      IBI Group Response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing your experiences and outlook on your time with IBI Group. We greatly value your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed working with an amazing team made up of talented individuals. We take pride in our people and strive to foster an environment that attracts high-performing professionals. We regret to hear that you faced some challenges while you were with us. While there will always be ebbs and flows in workload given the nature of the industry we’re in, we work hard to ensure work-life balance is supported and encouraged within each of our teams. We exemplified that by launching a formal Working from Home Corporate Policy at the beginning of 2020 (before the COVID-19 Pandemic), and we were able to take our entire global workforce of nearly 3000 professionals remote in the span of 10 days at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nonetheless, we value your input and can guarantee you that we continue to work to ensure that experiences like yours remain a rarity at IBI Group as we continue to work together to define the cities tomorrow. All the best to you in your career and your future endeavours.
      1.0
      Aug 15, 2020

      Overworked. Company was hierarchical and political. Painful first work experience.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Inserting you immediately into client facing positions, challenging you, giving you responsibility. There is a chance to use your time here to gain experience.

      Cons

      The ambition I had before working at the company had been diminished over time without me noticing, due to hierarchy and lack of growth. No work/life balance. Room for improvement in the maturity and emotional intelligence of leaders, who were mostly white men. When I look back I’m shocked at how my manager treated me and what I thought was normal as a young woman starting my career. In the end, I felt like a commodity. Even after leaving, management still tried to get me to do things for them. Selfish and unprofessional.

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      IBI Group Response
      5y
      We thank you for taking the time share your thoughts on IBI Group. We appreciate that you recognize that IBI wants our employees to gain experience and take on challenges head on. Clients are an important part of our business and we want our employees to foster a relationship with them. With that being said, we want to acknowledge some of things you didn’t like about IBI Group. It is saddening to hear that you felt as though there is no work-life balance as we strive to provide this for our employees as best we can given the industry we work in. Employee recognition is also very important to us and IBI Group has set up many tools to allow us to show employees they are appreciated. The Kudos Program, Performance and Peer Reviews and the LEAD program are a few examples of how we recognize our talent. Although you are not an employee of IBI Group any longer, please know that we appreciate the feedback and it is always taken seriously.
      1.0
      Aug 31, 2019

      Overworked Employee

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Nice office, some people are nice, option to work from home, interesting projects

      Cons

      Long hours, deadlines on short notice (sometimes same day), people become depressed from unreasonable expectations and cry at work, some people get away with things as long as they deliver the work, low pay, no overtime pay or bank, working extra with no extra pay is expected

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      IBI Group Response
      6y
      Thank you for your feedback as we are proud of our internally designed office space as well! We are happy to see that you are able to use our technology to work when and where you need to. We have spent a lot of time investing in our collaboration technology to ensure you have the flexibility you need. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the consulting industry tight deadlines are not easily avoidable. That being said, work-life balance is an important aspect of a healthy work environment and we have several initiatives in place. The Toronto office boasts several recreational sports teams, employee lounge, lunch n learns, social events (curling funspiel, winter and summer socials) as well as our Employee Assistance Program and our Wellness Program to assist employees in maintaining this balance. To ensure that all of our employees are compensated fairly, we have a team that continually reviews our compensation and benefits package relative to the market. Your observations and concerns help us to better understand how we can improve and we welcome the chance to discuss them live. Feel free to reach out to your local HR Business Partner so we can meet to discuss your concerns.
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