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
Aug 10, 2015

Horrible! Don't do it!

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Pros

There really are no pros to working for this company. At least not at this office. The only thing remotely close to a pro is that Friday's are half days.

Cons

I could go on and on but the main con is, if you work they give you more. If you don't, they take your work away and give it to someone else so you have time to be social, make personal phone calls, and take 30 minute breaks throughout the day. The micromanaging is also horrid. It feels almost as if you need schedule in your bathroom breaks and ask permission. Recently, there have been several people to leave. Some even taking pay cuts just to get out. There is no room for advancement. They'll hire outside before promoting from within. And if you expect appreciation or even just a thank you, make sure to be there on days when higher ups are there. That's the only chance you'll get to hear it.

1.0
Jul 12, 2015

Good company to steer clear from

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get paid! You get to work with some great people on task. The best pro of all there are better labor hire companies you can work through.

Cons

In Australia they are a company that produces nothing. Seriously they are just another Labor hire company but they don't seem to understand this. They won't provide you with a phone, laptop, anything really. They don't care about you only that you are working billable hours. Even as a so called employee they made me sign into the head office as a visitor! You have to pull teeth to get them to agree to their workplace agreement. Their idea of a fair employment contract is dumping you with the client. Then you getting you to work your butt off so they can take 60% of your contract while making you feel thankful they are paying you at all.

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