Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,761 total reviews)
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Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,761 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
3.0
Mar 29, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule. Easy to work in personal emergencies. Good benefits including PTO and medical coverage. Some departments run very well. Beautiful work environment. Many nice people within the organization.

Cons

Difficult to move up in the company. They tend to hire from without. On-the-job training non-existent. Favortism runs rampant.

3.0
Jan 5, 2011

Good place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good environment sharp and fun people to work with

Cons

poor management. micromanagement (at least in my department there was).

2.0
Nov 24, 2010

it's better than no job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours easy work as long as you can get along with the right people

Cons

NO career path. Once you're here you have to make your own way or leave. Pay is extremely low for the type work you do. Supervisors do not look out for their employees

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