Jacobs reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,770 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 7,770 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
Jun 15, 2016

Beware of Court Services

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The employees that actually works for the City of Sandy Springs and are not contracted from Jacobs are great.

Cons

If you want to be treated like an inmate or a child then this is the place for you. If you want to be constantly stressed out or if you like being talk to like a animal or like you are nobody then this is the place for you. If you like being told when you can get up and go to the restroom then this is the place for you. The management is awful you can tell that they were just thrown in this position with no training what so ever they are BULLYIES! If you have prior experience they do not honor it by no means necessary. You could tell them but they will always say you didnt learn it there so therefore you dont know. There is a older lady that works there that is not management that runs the manager. There is no communication or friendliness in the office. Everyone is for themselves and its not a team like its supposed to be. This is the worst job i have ever had in my life! Im so happy not to be employed with Jacobs/Sandy Springs Municipal Court.

3.0
May 27, 2016

Jacobs

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits and decent pay

Cons

Too much office politics. Low company moral.

1.0
May 21, 2016

Poor management and bureaucratic.

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Pros

Jacobs is a very large company with a global reach and a diverse platform of service offerings. Decent medical benefits.

Cons

The company is concerned with procedure at the expense of efficiency and common sense. The organization has layers upon layers of excess middle management and procedures that get in the way of doing business. Management doesn't know what they're doing. There are virtually no leadership skills across the platform. Legal department is onerous, making it very challenging to do business. Many of the employees are dissatisfied with the company, making for a difficult working environment. Not a fun place to be. Many of the employees executing work do not feel a sense of security because the company is focused on winning only large projects. If another project isn't lined up at the end of another, the employee may not have a project to work on, resulting in termination. There is a major lack of diversity from top to bottom - and besides marketing materials, there is no evidence that this is important to the company.

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