Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,773 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,773 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jacobs 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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8K reviews
2.0
Mar 3, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of the people are genuinely nice to work with, predominantly the ground work people. The company is now pushing for flexible working conditions. Attempts are made to cater for peoples' mental health. If lucky enough to be involved in a major infrastructure project, work is interesting.

Cons

Too much bureaucracy , paperwork and dated software in place, eg timesheets, financial reporting, file management look and feel early 2000s. Promotion and salary increases can only be achieved by sucking up to the right people or by forcing them via an external offer. No performance bonus, no work sponsored phone, no working from home equipment (desks, chairs, screens), no car allowance. USA leadership focused on virtue signalling instead of genuinely addressing the needs of the majority of workers. Engineers are second class citizens, made even more evident now that Jacobs is branding itself as a "solutions provider" and not and engineering company.

2.0
Jan 17, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary Friendly teams Flexible working patterns are allowed

Cons

Limited professional development Poor senior management False promotion of wellbeing Long hours and high stress Made redundancies during 2020 (covid-19), remaining staff are now too busy and they are re-hiring for roles they made redundant but with worse contracts and fewer benefits

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