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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1.0
Jan 27, 2014

Don't bother

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some good people to work with, flexible hours

Cons

Benefits, management, you will always be worried about your job. Don't let them fool you that they care about you. It's all about the company and you will be laid off if you are not 40 hours billable, even though your bosses are the ones to assign you work. Professional Engineers will keep the work to themselves if things get slow so that they stay 40 hours billable.

4.0
Jan 27, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

1. Great people. 2. Offered some interesting project opportunities. 3. Jacobs seems to be growing.

Cons

1. Like many large companies, Jacobs proclaims employees as their most important resource, but falls short of demonstrating that statement. This is a problem not just with Jacobs, but with most conglomerate companies today.

4.0
Jan 24, 2014

It may be an good-ol-boys club but they do take care of their people.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible hours, competitive pay, continuing education, good work-life balance.

Cons

Communication isn't always clear, priority is given to seniority instead of qualification.

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