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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8K reviews
3.0
Jan 26, 2017

So-so

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Pros

Great teamwork and leadership in my small unit of this massive company. Decent pay. Good hours. Good job security where I was at.

Cons

Good luck getting promoted from within. I left because they wouldn't give me the job I wanted after they paid for all my extra training. Their "beyond zero" program is a joke. I was there over 5 years and never even had the training. They like to say they "care about their people" but will throw you under the bus the first chance they get. They're so busy acquiring other companies they don't care about the employees they have.

1.0
Jan 17, 2017

Do NOT work for Jacobs.

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Pros

There are no pros for Jacobs.

Cons

Health Ins. is the cheapest plan they could find, MA health is a better plan than the plan they provide. Don't be fooled, Sick Time isn't really provided for it's employees. Sick time is actually time taken from your earned PTO time. Regardless of whether or not a state of emergency has been issued during winter months Jacobs remains open and you have to use your PTO in order to not go into work and still get paid. They only give the four major holidays off that they are required by law to give. While I applaud Jacobs for wanting to improve and empower the women that work at Jacobs, it should not however be a required that you must be a mentor or a mentee. I have no desire to become either.

1.0
Aug 10, 2016

Stay Away

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Pros

4-10 work week. Work is steady during the downturn. Those are the only Pros.

Cons

No training, no advancement, good old boy system rules ALL, too much management, no backing, horrible benefits, always try to blame the inexperienced for their mistakes, if you're not the chosen few you're not worth their time, management is inexcusably out of touch. The company motto is "People are our Greatest Asset". Everytime it comes up in a meeting or a conversation the response is riotous laughter.

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