Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,758 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 7,758 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
4.0
Mar 2, 2010

Tough times

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Pros

If you take the opportunities presented and are proactive you can be sucessful. Supportive of professional organization involvement.

Cons

Its been a difficult year, our office has experienced a recent large scale layoff, while I can be understanding of managements position, it is a bit hard to swallow when they are posting record profits.

2.0
Mar 1, 2010
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Pros

In general, most of the peers are nice and helpful. The senior engineers are very knowledgable and willing to help or teach junior engineers.

Cons

If you don't have any billable hours, you are in the chopping board. Once you get to overhead, you are likely to get laid-off.

4.0
Feb 28, 2010

Culture in turmoil

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Pros

Dedication to client service, strong sales orientation, process/cost control, ambition, no debt, care for employees, high ethics, opportunity to contribute if self-starter.

Cons

Many of the things that I appreciated about Jacobs have deteriorated through last few years of acquisitions, which weren't managed or integrated well. Leadership opportunities mistakenly provided to acquired leadership has muddied up the culture, strained relationships at all levels, and lost discipline has hurt productivity and innovation.

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