Stantec reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(3,572 total reviews)
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Gord Johnston

81% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Stantec has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,572 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Stantec 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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4K reviews
1.0
Sep 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home flexibility, free lunches

Cons

My boss tried firing me over a Microsoft Teams call when on vacation in Canada when I had only worked 5 weeks, simply learning my job. The reason was for "not meeting performance goals" which was very vague. I cried to HR that I worked very hard at things because of my disability, which I had told my boss about. My boss had not picked up I had a disability after I told her, so I couldn't be fired without the company looking really bad. I was allowed to come to work on a probation period with accommodations, and everyone acted things were alright and I would be creating new relations with the company. However, a month later I was sent home early and HR told me that my boss would call me later in the week when I could return to work after they reviewed my performance. That phonecall ended up being my boss just firing me over the phone on very vague terms, the same reason I was fired before on "not meeting performance goals." I was shocked on how disrespectful and impersonal it was to be fired over the phone. What made things worse was I had to hand all of my items back to the office the next day. I lost control when I saw the words "we do what is right" printed on the office wall, and began to cry. My boss gave me a bad attitude when I handed all my items in, which I really did not appreciate. This was my first job out of college and to be treated as expendable and unskilled was hurtful to my self esteem and morale. Do not care to apply here, the management handles everything very poorly.

4.0
Aug 31, 2023

Great experience not for long run

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Diverse engineering experience on projects of various size

Cons

Low pay and difficult to move up the ladder.

4.0
Aug 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Because Stantec is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm, you can learn so much in a short period of time. If at any time you want to try something else, it is easy to switch to new work. Everyone at the company is very kind and helpful.

Cons

This is not a good place for beginners. When I started at Stantec, it was my first job and while there was company onboarding, I was not trained for my job at all. The downside of working for such a big firm with lots of projects is that no one in management has time to train you. If you are comfortable with learning lots of new material on your own with zero guidance, then this is the place for you.

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