Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,764 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 7,764 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
Dec 10, 2011

Painful

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Pros

There are very skilled, talented people there. Initial pay appears to be good, although very minimal (I mean on the scale of roughly 10 cents a year) raises. They are very flexible with hours and personal leave.

Cons

Initially it appeared to be a good career opportunity. After several years with them I have less career opportunities now than I did with my entry level position at my previous employer. Employees are put against each other in annual reviews. There are small groups of people competeing for a small pot of raises and these are the people who review your performance. Over the years I've been told that I do a good job from every client I worked with and professors, but I can't recall a single time that any supervisor in my own company said that I've done something well. Over years it tends to wear on your self esteem and eventually make you wonder if you're even competant in the very field you've passionately loved and invested in your whole life.

2.0
Sep 21, 2011
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Pros

9 hour days with every other Friday off.

Cons

Nepotism and favoritism run rampant in the IT department in Houston. If you get hired in IT and you are not one of the few that make it into "the club", you won't last long. Management doesn't know the meaning of honesty or fairness. Benefits are well below average for a large company in Houston. No bonuses of any kind here, not even a Christmas party.

1.0
Jun 7, 2011
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Pros

Had a competent and caring manager. Made some decent contacts with colleagues. Work environment was mostly friendly with lower level employees.

Cons

Senior management was incompetent. Poor business forecasting. One day you're being told the company is doing well, the next day you hear second-hand that a round of layoffs just occured.

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