Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,755 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 7,755 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
Jun 10, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some great projects, good reputation in the industry. Also some good people work there. Many offices to choose from, including international.

Cons

People treated like assets (i.e. this asset is too expensive, cheaper to replace with a younger, hungrier one). All decisions are based on "business", not loyalty, work ethic, commitment, etc. Huge emphasis on cost, goes cheap on everything. No training budget. No marketing (we're a "relationship" based company). Horrible IT systems and support.

2.0
May 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wide range of major challenging projects.

Cons

Top management treats the staff like they cannot be trusted. They also do not seem to understand the businesses of some of their local offices. Benefits package is subpar. Focused on meeting quarterly earnings projections.

2.0
Apr 28, 2009

Great company if you work in the right sector

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay structure and "caring" culture

Cons

Jacobs is a very large company - good if you just want to be a small cog in a massive machine. Being an American firm, H&S or fear of litigation is a big driver behind the "culture of caring" brand that Jacobs push. The H&S doesn't necessarily come across as from a caring point of view rather a "save lives and save money" point of view.

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