Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,761 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 7,761 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
1.0
May 27, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent awareness of safety. Flexible work hours. Decent company name to have on CV. Diverse portfolio of business sectors they provide services to. Good spread of geographical regions they have a presence in.

Cons

Pay is extremely poor in the UK. Appraisals aren't worth the paper they are written on. You will do amazing work during the year but your 1st and 2nd line managers will ensure they input average details and rankings into the system to ensure you don't stand out. Cronyism is the order of the day. They are experts at reporting upwards. Army of over 55 year old line managers that have had a vice grip on their positions for 10-15+ years. During supposed "reorganisations", they get shuffled around but sack even apprentices. If you push enough, they might give you a chance to do career advancing work but line managers will ensure your pay and formal promotion is stalled. This is true especially if you came in on the graduate scheme. If you contact HR for help, they will direct you to the SAME line managers. They do this to frustrate you to leave while legally covering their arses. If you try to persevere, all your ambition and morale will be destroyed. I regret working for Jacobs. Company values are simply to boost company image to the public, increase stock value and win work. These observations are a consensus amongst my colleagues in the main UK locations (I.e. Reading, Manchester and so on) and appear to have been happening long before I joined 5 years ago. I'm surprised a company that does business this way is still around.

1.0
Apr 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Schedule 6-230, coworkers were awesome, direct supervisor was a great person and cared about his employees, pay was good. There are not many pros for this company.

Cons

Highest insurance around, high deductibles, a NO ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, I think it says a lot about who a company is when an employee of 11 years asks for a transfer for 6 months and after applying to multiple vacancies, still no advancement. No tuition reimbursement to help advance careers.

1.0
Oct 31, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good clients, big projects, different offices located throughout the country. Ability to add extra resources when needed to ramp up for increased work.

Cons

Constant employee turnover in Project Controls of large transportation project. Management created a toxic work environment, and despite multiple people complaining to HR, problem was ignored. Very unprofessional environment where intimidation, yelling and screaming at junior people occurred frequently for no reason. Despite numerous issues raised, issues were ignored and went uncorrected by senior leaders.

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